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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339597#Comment_3395972012-09-04T00:39:37-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
The last movie I (re)watched was Richard Ayoade's Submarine. It's a great debut for a director, and I think the main character is actually a much more subtle performance than he's usually given ...
Submarine. It's a great debut for a director, and I think the main character is actually a much more subtle performance than he's usually given credit for. I was watching with a couple of friends, and it might have been because of that that I found there to be more laughs than I remembered. Some of the pompous Tateisms are so spot-on they're painful.

Next watch I have planned is Shadow Dancer.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339598#Comment_3395982012-09-04T00:46:29-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Steve Toasehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10253
I watched Soulboy, about a young man discovering Northern Soul in the 1970s. The setting was excellent, the music and dancing pitched exactly right, but the story was dire. Less Quadraphenia than a ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339604#Comment_3396042012-09-04T03:39:50-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
I had a few spare hours so I went to see the next thing on at the cinema: Total Recall.
Utter tripe.
So much so that I went on a bit of a rant about it over at the blog.
Suffice it to say that ...
Utter tripe. So much so that I went on a bit of a rant about it over at the blog.Suffice it to say that I ended up finding it partly funny but mostly "Why?"

I guess I was hoping for a bubble-gum sort of affair with just enough in the film to pull me in and keep my mildly amused for a bit. How wrong I was.

I imagine you'll all have the smarts to stay away from it.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339605#Comment_3396052012-09-04T04:22:01-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
The new Judge Dredd film: it's out on Friday. Will it be any good?
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339607#Comment_3396072012-09-04T05:49:21-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Steve Toasehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10253
The impression I get from the critics is that it's going to suffer from comparisons with The Raid, which is a bit of shame as they've both been developed individually. As I haven't seen the Raid yet ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339613#Comment_3396132012-09-04T07:41:20-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00twentythoughtshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7347
Well, the original Dredd creator likes it, at least, according to this.
"Music is on the button. SFX are excellent. Filming is impressive. I’ve not seen a modern 3-D movie before but I like ...
this.

"Music is on the button. SFX are excellent. Filming is impressive. I’ve not seen a modern 3-D movie before but I like it. I found myself reaching out trying to touch things that were dancing before my eyes. Karl is a great Dredd and Olivia gets Anderson completely. This is Dredd as it should be done – true to character, visceral, unrelentingly violent (but not off-puttingly so). It will open, I believe, sometime in September. No doubt you’ll let me know what you think when you’ve seen it, but this has my recommendation."

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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339617#Comment_3396172012-09-04T09:11:44-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
I saw "Lawless" over the weekend. I'm a big fan of "The Proposition", so the fact that it was the same writer and director trumped the fact that Shia LaDouche was in it and I ...
"Lawless" over the weekend. I'm a big fan of "The Proposition", so the fact that it was the same writer and director trumped the fact that Shia LaDouche was in it and I enjoyed it.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339622#Comment_3396222012-09-04T11:59:48-05:002012-09-04T12:00:02-05:00Cat Vincenthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=447
Samsara: basically, if you like the 'qatsi's and Baraka, you'll love it. Baraka is stll my favorite of the genre by a long chalk - I think its (for want of a better word) plot has more of a clear ...
Samsara: basically, if you like the 'qatsi's and Baraka, you'll love it. Baraka is stll my favorite of the genre by a long chalk - I think its (for want of a better word) plot has more of a clear line. Also, the middle of Samsara gets very damn preachy indeed. Still, a complete treat for the eyes and ears.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339647#Comment_3396472012-09-04T22:44:02-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Miranda's Eyeshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1443
Seen within the past week:
The Bullet Vanishes--Lau Ching Wan as an eccentric detective investigating murders at a munitions factory in 1930s China. The film's fun and gripping up until they get ...
The Bullet Vanishes--Lau Ching Wan as an eccentric detective investigating murders at a munitions factory in 1930s China. The film's fun and gripping up until they get to the explanation portion, then you wind up feeling as if the theater should have issued you scorecards before the film started. Lau's performance makes the whole thing watchable, though.

Tears of Gaza--Regardless of how you feel about the Israeli treatment of the Palestinians, this film argues the simple point that launching missiles and phosphorous bombs into a densely populated area will destroy the lives of those who manage to survive. This film's made really remarkable by the use of smuggled film and cell phone footage shot within Gaza during the late 2008 and early 2009 IDF attack on the Gaza Strip.

Compliance--One of the most important American films of the year. It's a grueling portrait of how American business culture's current emphasis on obeying authority can lead to spectacularly horrifying results. Making the experience especially creepy is learning that the film was based on an actual incident.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339653#Comment_3396532012-09-05T01:41:33-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
In slightly Around the Net territory, I loved this video Jason Kottke linked yesterday:
Kubrick one-point perspective
Kubrick one-point perspective]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339708#Comment_3397082012-09-06T01:45:49-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Vornaskottihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6665
Osmosis:
Wow! Kubric is one of my all time favourite directors and there's always been something, um, "threateningly solid" in the way he films some scenes - now I realized what gave ...
Wow! Kubric is one of my all time favourite directors and there's always been something, um, "threateningly solid" in the way he films some scenes - now I realized what gave that impression for me.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339734#Comment_3397342012-09-06T11:02:09-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00trini_naenaehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=183
@Miranda's Eyes: They all seem intriguing. Hopefully Tears of Gaza is on dvd so I can request it at the library.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339789#Comment_3397892012-09-07T09:57:41-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
Dredd is fucking brilliant.
This was a small film, more like the very best version of a tv series pilot ever, but with 3D that was actually used well. Mostly to make violence look awesome. The ...
fucking brilliant.

This was a small film, more like the very best version of a tv series pilot ever, but with 3D that was actually used well. Mostly to make violence look awesome. The violence is utterly gratuitous and will make you grin like a loon.

It played Dredd straight and not as a fascist satire, but that was touched on when Anderson challenged Dredd over a judgement. She was really well realised too, and the way her psychic powers were handled was plausible and not just used as a deus ex device. A bit that seems misogynist gets utterly turned around in an instant using them. She's a great counterpoint to Dredd and she earns his respect by sticking to her job and not giving a fuck about what he thinks of he once she's flunked as a rookie. But it's clear that's exactly what he wants to see and what in his eyes constitutes what makes a good Judge.

It was an utterly solid introduction to what Dredd is all about, which did a lot with what it had and as a result didn't overreach and never looked or felt stupid.

Where it really, really, really fucking works is in nailing the beats. Some awesome, perfectly timed and delivered dialogue and great moments elevate this above what's a pretty basic plot.

Don't go into this expecting a sci-fi epic. It's not that film. It's tight and visceral and punchy.

Also: FUCKING CHOPPER! YES!

Now, go and fucking pay to see this, so that there's a money for a next time, because when Stallone couldn't even do I AM THE LAW without sounding like a twat, I really can't wait to hear Urban deliver FIST OF DREDD.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339790#Comment_3397902012-09-07T10:05:06-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
@ Oddcult - god dammit, I was going to see it anyway, but now you have me excited.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339791#Comment_3397912012-09-07T10:13:06-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
Totally agree with Oddcult here, watched this this afternoon and I loved it.
It's not the best film I've ever seen, for sure. But it just *feels* right in all the ways the Stallone one didn't. I ...
It's not the best film I've ever seen, for sure. But it just *feels* right in all the ways the Stallone one didn't. I like the costume and set choices, it doesn't go down the full on 'wacky future' vibe of the comics, and perhaps some people will feel it's a bit too 'recent', but it lets them concentrate on a good plot and set up without having to blow silly money making everything CG.

It earns its 18 rating though for sure, really works the 3D for once rather than just being gimmicky with it. If you have vertigo there's at least one scene in here you probably won't like...

The people that made this clearly *get* what Dredd is, go see! GO!]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339796#Comment_3397962012-09-07T10:42:50-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
2000AD was twelve years ago, don't forget, and that was Dredd's future. People are still driving Volkswagen vans, so this could well have been a post WWIII now.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339801#Comment_3398012012-09-07T11:18:50-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
Oh I'm not saying it's wrong, I think it works just fine, but you know how 'purists' can be...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339815#Comment_3398152012-09-07T15:25:49-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00vandalhandlehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4586
really enjoyed dredd 3d, yeah it has similarities with 'the raid', but i found both to be very enjoyable watches, my dredd knowledge is not what it perhaps should be, one story i loved from 2000ad ...
go see it people, for fun, enjoyment and a great movie that hasn't been overhyped for 9 months]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339821#Comment_3398212012-09-08T02:10:09-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
Holy cremola you guys. Dredd has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Dredd has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339822#Comment_3398222012-09-08T02:40:04-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00nelzbubhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10569
Drokk...
Dredd doesn't get a release date here in Holland until 11th October, can't remember being this excited about a movie for a long time.
Almost tempted to fly back to the island to catch it ...
Dredd doesn't get a release date here in Holland until 11th October, can't remember being this excited about a movie for a long time. Almost tempted to fly back to the island to catch it sooner and without the annoying subtitles fucking up the 3D effects.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339823#Comment_3398232012-09-08T03:52:05-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
Background things I caught were Chopper, Fatties and Fergee. There must have been more in there. Anyone get anything else?
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339824#Comment_3398242012-09-08T03:53:03-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
Also; am I right in thinking one of the skater kids had Chopper's haircut?
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339829#Comment_3398292012-09-08T10:29:46-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
There was a 'Kenny Who?' graffiti as well, and Judge Hershey gets a mention on one of the videoscreens.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339859#Comment_3398592012-09-09T06:36:46-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339867#Comment_3398672012-09-09T10:04:58-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Gordonhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10275
Loved the new film: dark, brutal, gritty with a proper version of Dredd, not the camp buffoon from Stallone's version.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339992#Comment_3399922012-09-11T13:05:57-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00RobSpaldinghttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=647
Dredd - loved it, loved it, loved it.
Urban absolutely nails him, it treats Dredd like a force of nature, he's not a character you get to know - and that's how it should be.
Anderson works well, ...
Urban absolutely nails him, it treats Dredd like a force of nature, he's not a character you get to know - and that's how it should be.Anderson works well, she provides the audience counterpoint to Dredd, but not so much that you ever feel like she shouldn't be working with him. This is not an odd-couple buddy-cop movie.And the violence, of the violence! Some moments made me gasp, some made me laugh. I can't remember the last action film I saw that was this bloodily violent.I will be seeing it again, no doubt.

As a counterpoint, Total Recall had some interesting set pieces, but doesn't work as a whole. Doesn't commit to the "Is it real or fake" question and takes itself too seriously to be entertaining.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=339995#Comment_3399952012-09-11T13:39:49-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
I saw the documentary "Searching for Sugar Man" over the weekend and liked it a lot:
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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340052#Comment_3400522012-09-13T00:34:34-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
New trailer for Wreck-It Ralph. Really starting to think this could be the first great 'video game' movie...
One Game at a Time
One Game at a Time]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340066#Comment_3400662012-09-13T09:32:14-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
@ Flabyo - wouldn't that title go to TRON?
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340068#Comment_3400682012-09-13T09:47:17-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
@Will - probably yes. But I was only 5 when then came out so it doesn't count... ;)
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340387#Comment_3403872012-09-17T04:19:33-05:002012-09-17T04:28:17-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
Dredd was great. Really, really well done. Obviously I was rooting for it to be good, but it's such a relief that it genuinely was. I'm so pleased it's gone wider than the comics fanbase and is ...
Dredd was great. Really, really well done. Obviously I was rooting for it to be good, but it's such a relief that it genuinely was. I'm so pleased it's gone wider than the comics fanbase and is getting mainstream recognition.

Snappy dialogue; tight performances; lean script. Some of the Dredd black humour came through, but I liked the straight take on the character.

Alex Garland has said that sequels are a 'financial equation', and that if it takes more than $50m in the States there will be at least one more film. Edited: Opening weekend in 400 theatres in the UK took $1.6m, and it's opening in 2400 theatres in the US this week.

On this evidence, here's hoping.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340388#Comment_3403882012-09-17T04:26:00-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
A couple more Dredd things:
I didn't see Hershey on a vidscreen, but in the opening riot scene there is a reference to 'Fergee memorial day'. And when Dredd is making the announcement over the PA ...
Dredd things:

I didn't see Hershey on a vidscreen, but in the opening riot scene there is a reference to 'Fergee memorial day'. And when Dredd is making the announcement over the PA from the call box, there was a glimpse of a poster for a film called Krysler's Gift, which of course is a reference to the Judge Child.

After I saw the movie I was scanning around some movie sites, and saw a grab of the new Robocop character design, which looks like they may have taken, um, some inspiration ...]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340391#Comment_3403912012-09-17T04:56:51-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ian Mayorhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=882
Adding my voice to the choir praising Dredd.
Thoroughly enjoyed it; Urban walked like he owned the world, his measured, deliberate pace walking through the smoky, desolation of the block was pure ...
Thoroughly enjoyed it; Urban walked like he owned the world, his measured, deliberate pace walking through the smoky, desolation of the block was pure ballsy-Dreddness. Loved the handling of Anderson's psychic abilities and Thirlby was great, although not the cocksure older Anderson of the books she's on her way to becoming her.

I do feel it lacked a memorable action sequence, relying very much on the slo-mo aesthetic and beautifully gleeful gore to get by in that department.

the Judge on Judge fight in the Slo-Mo lab was really, really bland, and the 'big gun' section, I feel was an interesting bit of writing that could have been far more on the screen

3D is a real headache inducer for me, but for Dredd, it was worth it.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340394#Comment_3403942012-09-17T06:10:45-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Steve Toasehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10253
Cockneys VS Zombies
Has this been mentioned yet?
Cockneys VS ZombiesHas this been mentioned yet?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340512#Comment_3405122012-09-18T12:37:02-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
@Steve, that looks brilliant! I have to see it.
For my part, I saw Woody Allen's newest recently - To Rome With Love.
Not as good as Midnight in Paris but a helluva lot better than any of his ...
For my part, I saw Woody Allen's newest recently - To Rome With Love.

Not as good as Midnight in Paris but a helluva lot better than any of his other recent films and it harks back to his early New York based stuff.

It has a good few references to Italian film while still remaining his own - sometimes surreal - 4th wall breaking style. All the performances are great and the whole piece is just charming. Though some scenes could be said to be Rome advertising, I don't think it takes much away from what is only really meant to be an amusing film. nothing groundbreaking but warming. It's also good to see Allen keeping form after Midnight in Paris.

I came out with a smile on my face.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340588#Comment_3405882012-09-19T11:07:05-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Woodhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5205
New Trailer for the Hobbit !
Holy shit, was that Radagast the Brown between 1:21 and 1:26 ?
New Trailer for the Hobbit !

Holy shit, was that Radagast the Brown between 1:21 and 1:26 ?

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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340774#Comment_3407742012-09-21T10:59:43-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oxbrowhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=894
Yes, yes it was.
Also, Raiders Of The Lost Ark in IMAX this week. It helps to sit near the back of the cinema.
Also, Raiders Of The Lost Ark in IMAX this week. It helps to sit near the back of the cinema.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340835#Comment_3408352012-09-22T07:36:35-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00TFhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307
I saw Joe Wright's Anna Karenina yesterday.
Awful.
There is a sex scene which contains the dialogue-
ANNA
How much do you love me?
MAN
This much, and this much AND THIS MUCH
[as ...
Awful.

There is a sex scene which contains the dialogue-

ANNAHow much do you love me?

MANThis much, and this much AND THIS MUCH

[as he... y'know]

HOW is...... WHY?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340856#Comment_3408562012-09-22T15:32:42-05:002012-09-22T15:49:26-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
Add me to the list of people who dug "Dredd 3D".
Call me a weirdo if you want, but you can put a giant GI Joe scar on Lena Headey and give her bad teeth, I'll still think she's pretty ...
Call me a weirdo if you want, but you can put a giant GI Joe scar on Lena Headey and give her bad teeth, I'll still think she's pretty hot.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340858#Comment_3408582012-09-22T16:06:26-05:002012-09-22T16:08:04-05:00oldhathttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75
Just got back from Dredd 3D. As a Dredd fan, I loved it. And it would be able to crossover to people both unfamiliar with the comic and people who hate "that science fiction crap". Very ...
Also:

When the other Judges came in to hunt Dredd down I had to stop myself from shouting "20 YEARS ON TITAN!"

Excellent film. Will be watching again for sure. If only to catch more of those easter eggs.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340881#Comment_3408812012-09-23T01:45:40-05:002012-09-23T01:46:14-05:00adrian rhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=619
I'll add my vote to the approval for Dredd. A solid tubthumping account of the lawman and his world, visually striking and almost always finding novelty in the narrow parameters it functions within. ...
Dredd. A solid tubthumping account of the lawman and his world, visually striking and almost always finding novelty in the narrow parameters it functions within. Also, perhaps the best use of 3D I've yet seen.

Since then, I caught Premium Rush, and was massively impressed by a film that - like Dredd - could have been a clunker in the wrong hands. Only, it wasn't. It's a sharp and focused thriller centred on a New York cycle courier that's a wonderful piece of kinetic cinema with a subtle portrayal of social and economic realities that's rare in any film, and especially in a genre that's more typically associated with simplistic reactionary views. I wrote more about it here and I'm going to be seeing it again soon.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340898#Comment_3408982012-09-23T12:40:26-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00andyconhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10109
Dredd made me hurt where I pee.
Throat Punching needs to be in every movie
Really hope we get the trilogy of this->Cursed Earth->Judge Death
Throat Punching needs to be in every movie

Really hope we get the trilogy of this->Cursed Earth->Judge Death]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340902#Comment_3409022012-09-23T15:51:03-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00agentarsenichttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2955
So I am not a manly man because I didn't go see Judge Dredd.
Took the daughter to go see Finding Nemo 3D, as her sister was just born, and we're trying to set aside a day just for her so she ...
Took the daughter to go see Finding Nemo 3D, as her sister was just born, and we're trying to set aside a day just for her so she doesn't get jealous.

Finding Nemo is still just as good as when it was first released, and the 3D amazingly doesn't feel tacked on. It's almost as if the film creators thought it might be released in 3D one day and set up some scenes that way. The little floating bits of the ocean, all at different field depths, add a lot to the effect.

Partysaurus Rex was astounding, it really showed off some truly next gen lighting and texture effects.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340947#Comment_3409472012-09-24T12:18:58-05:002012-09-24T13:46:50-05:00screaming meathttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1219
I saw Dredd 3D last week. I was waiting for Rob Schneider to pop up but sadly, no dice... I'm kidding, of course. Anyway, like many here, I grew up reading 2000AD and it influenced my reading habits ...
So, to the film: It was visually stunning, undoubtedly, but I was a little disappointed that it had eschewed the futurism for grit. Not a deal-breaker at all, just kinda missed the flying surferboards etc (anyone see the Chopper reference?).... I guess it's the zeitgiest? Karl Urban was great as Dredd considering he had little-to-no character arc to work with (and rightly so), whilst Lena Hedley was utterly, UTTERLY terrifying.

Sadly for me, the film seemed a little bit souless. Considering the source material started off as a kind of "take that" against fascism, the film seemed to lack any kind of message or point... other than being brilliantly gory. Unless I missed it, of course.

All-in-all, mixed feelings from my end (oo-er), but way better than Danny Canon's attempt; I'd still like to see what they'd do with a sequel though.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340953#Comment_3409532012-09-24T13:01:56-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
@ screaming meat - noticed the chopper reference and the "Kenny Who?" reference in the background. I probably missed a whole bunch more. it doesn't look like it did too well this weekend ...
"Kenny Who?" reference in the background. I probably missed a whole bunch more. it doesn't look like it did too well this weekend which is a shame. I'd like to see more Dredd movies like this one. maybe with Mean Machine Angel or Judge Death.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340958#Comment_3409582012-09-24T13:51:31-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00screaming meathttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1219
@ William Joseph Dunn:
Once I saw the Chooper graffiti my Reference Sense started tingling, so I probably missed loads too. It's clear that they loved the source material, but the film as whole ...
Once I saw the Chooper graffiti my Reference Sense started tingling, so I probably missed loads too. It's clear that they loved the source material, but the film as whole just seems to lack any kind of depth... I guess it's not about that.

Hopefully, they'll really nail a sequel, in which case, I'm well up for andycon's trilogy suggestion.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340960#Comment_3409602012-09-24T14:03:21-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00RenThinghttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=155
I also liked Dredd.
Unfortunately, not a lot of people are going to go see it and it's only made about $6mil total, which I believe includes foreign ticket sales as well, so the likelihood we're ...
I also liked Dredd.

Unfortunately, not a lot of people are going to go see it and it's only made about $6mil total, which I believe includes foreign ticket sales as well, so the likelihood we're going to get more good Dredd, instead of that fantasy some people seem to have where Sly Stallone played Dredd, is probably slim.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340963#Comment_3409632012-09-24T14:33:44-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
Sadly, it seems that way.
Sadly, it seems that way.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=340965#Comment_3409652012-09-24T14:40:22-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00oldhathttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75
Yeah, I was pretty sad that when I went to go see it, on a saturday, the cinema wasn't even a quarter full.
I think one of the big problems may have been a comparison to The Raid, which was the ...
I think one of the big problems may have been a comparison to The Raid, which was the reason for not going to see it for several friends of mine. Plus Dredd just isn't that big in North America (at least not in Canada, where I had to fight with our only book retailers to stock the Complete Case Files books (which for our version is only up to book 5).]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341003#Comment_3410032012-09-25T01:42:59-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00TFhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307
I didn't see Dredd cause I couldn't find a 2D show and I'm done with 3D and paying a crazy sur-charge for a headache.
I don't think I'm alone.
I don't think I'm alone.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341059#Comment_3410592012-09-25T21:57:07-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Mercer Finnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5496
The Hunger Games and Iron Sky both come out this weekend in Japan. I leave Tokyo forever on Monday, but definitely going to catch both of these before I go.
The Hunger Games and Iron Sky both come out this weekend in Japan. I leave Tokyo forever on Monday, but definitely going to catch both of these before I go.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341158#Comment_3411582012-09-27T12:46:35-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00CrusherJoehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3260
DREDD was great, and I enjoyed the 3D. I see Box Office Mojo doesn't list foreign sales so maybe it hasn't opened everywhere yet? Between that and DVD maybe there's hope. I have great affection ...
I finally STOPPED watching Cabin in the Woods on disc, so I'm up to four times. I need the companion book.

Got a Criterion issue of seven old LIVE tv movies called The Golden Age of Television, which includes Marty, No Time For Sergeants and the only one I've watched so far, Requiem for A Heavyweight. For all my love of Rod Serling, I had never seen this. And it still works. I was totally wrapped up in everybody, and genuinely cared. But then, I've developed the muscles for old movies like I'm sure a lot of other people here have.

I went to a Fathom event of The Birds at my local theater and it was a LOT of fun. Weird shit happening for no reason. No time wasted on explanations, The Birds are just OVER IT, HUMANITY. Lots of effective stuff in it, even if the modern eye sees unsophisticated effects. The jungle gym sequence outside the school (I always called them eagles' nests, ironically) is beautifully planned out to a shot full of dread and portent.

I'd missed Singing in the Rain from Fathom (this is in a Regal Cinema), but I'm on board for Lawrence of Arabia next week, and Frankenstein/Bride Of prior to Halloween. It's been a couple of years for Lawrence for me, and the timing is just right, I think.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341250#Comment_3412502012-09-29T10:47:30-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
@TF - Did you really hate Anna Karenina that much? I thought it interesting, if only on a cinematographic level. I thought quite a few of the performances were very well done - apart from the two ...
I think I may be one of 4 people [the only people in the cinema I saw it in] to watch DREDD in 2D. I saw it here, for reference and for any UK citizens that fancy a journey to one of the few places showing it.

I'll just add that I too liked it and was happy to see one of my favourite comic book artists, Jock, as the principal Concept Designer.

I've also seen Hysteria recently and enjoyed that too - funny, irreverent, and quite British when not being too on the nose with the writing [at the beginning] so thoroughly enjoyable.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341254#Comment_3412542012-09-29T14:25:53-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00manglrhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6038
Caught 'Looper' today, and it is a reasonably enjoyable popcorn flick. JGL's imitation of Bruce Willis' facial ticks are pretty nifty, the near future world building is quite good. Plot wise? Well ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341261#Comment_3412612012-09-29T15:34:46-05:002012-09-29T15:44:41-05:00TFhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307
@ Ben
I think I laughed at it to much to say I truly hated it but it was just so so silly that I couldn't go along with it.
The cinematography was lovely but the staging in places just reminded ...
I think I laughed at it to much to say I truly hated it but it was just so so silly that I couldn't go along with it.

The cinematography was lovely but the staging in places just reminded me of a music video (When Jude Law was standing in the theatre in the snow my brain started playing the opening of "Loosing My Religion" - while watching I also came up with "What do Jew's call Jude Law?" - Halakha - I was bored!!!!!)

The editing was off pace, both with the rhythms of many of the individual scenes and narratively: the story didn't effectively balance Anna's story with that of the "good couple"; or the city vs. agricultural life. Whenever the story went to the Good couple they just felt out of place.

I like a lot of the theatre stuff (the racing scene in particular was wonderful) but thematicly the staging of this wasn't consistent.

So - yes - there where many little things I liked but the bad outweighed the good.

I'm a bit harsh because I loved Joe Wright - loved Atonement (when I saw it a family walked out of the screen because of a close up of a type writer) and thought Pride and Prejudice was wonderfully realised, well shot, edited and paced.

The Soloist was a mess - I remember Downey Jr. putting on an Indiana Jones hat to visit skid row - and Hanna was less of a mess but it tried way to hard to be cool and do some Soderbergh and Paul Greengrass tricks without managing to infuse those tricks with energy.

Anna K settled it in my head that he's interesting filmmaker because he tries - but he's probably to pretentious to make a really good, properly emotional movie again.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341262#Comment_3412622012-09-29T15:40:54-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Magnulushttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6716
I know this is mostly about Dredd and such things, but I went to see Brave the other day... And I can't understand why it got such middling reviews. I more than help up its side of the bargain of ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341275#Comment_3412752012-09-29T23:05:10-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00InvincibleMhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3064
I thought Looper was pretty good. It had neat effects, the acting was solid and the brink of dystopia on which the movie rested was a fun setting.
The line about the ties coming back into fashion ...
The line about the ties coming back into fashion was perhaps a tad on the nose for me, and the scene where Bruce Willis used a human shield had me frowning.

Other than that I was pleased. I imagine the writer/director is going to be on a bit of an ascent into the great hall of bankable directors, but time will tell I guess.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341276#Comment_3412762012-09-29T23:43:44-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
Looper was really good and yeah, Rian Johnson is crazy talented. Anyone who hasn't seen Brick needs to. Either before or after going to the theatre to see Looper.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341293#Comment_3412932012-09-30T07:08:22-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
@DJ Stawes - agreed about Brick. It's a great film and JGL is excellent in it. I hope that Rian Johnson gets an opportunity to blow us away on something well financed but something small and set in ...
Brick. It's a great film and JGL is excellent in it. I hope that Rian Johnson gets an opportunity to blow us away on something well financed but something small and set in the present.

@Magnalus - I too thought Brave held up its end of the bargain: I was both entertained and emotionally moved. I think perhaps my only problem with it was that it felt like such an old Disney movie that it didn't always feel like a Pixar film. Did your screening have the short film La Luna at the beginning? For me, strangely, that felt more like a Pixar piece than Brave did. However, you're right, it doesn't deserve a panning.

@TF - Joe Wright is indeed a pretender. I agree with you. For me, he always misses something. In Anna Karenina's case I thought he missed the emotional involvement. I loved the cinematography and I'll have to disagree with you about the editing because I thought that the music and the editing were beautifully, seamlessly done but you're definitely right about the thematic choosing of the 'in the theatre' scenes. The balance too. It didn't always make sense.

My film choice tonight will be Chaplin's The Immigrant because I haven't seen it in about 2 months and I always need a top-up of Chaplin. Any other Chaplin enthusiasts in Whitechapel?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341310#Comment_3413102012-09-30T13:48:23-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00oldhathttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75
Just saw Cabin in the Woods and, as someone who hates horror films I have to say I adored it and will be watching it several times over. Wonderful film.
Also loved how I found myself more sad over ...

Also loved how I found myself more sad over the deaths of the two controllers.

Favourite scenes included the celebration party with the epic "final battle" going on in the background screen.

Also, "TEQUILA IS MAH LADY!"

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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341312#Comment_3413122012-09-30T13:59:34-05:002012-09-30T14:04:17-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
I liked Looper as well. Everyone was great in it, but that little kid who plays Cid was fantastic.
edit: did anyone else think the looper guns looked like those giant pepper mills that waiters ...
edit: did anyone else think the looper guns looked like those giant pepper mills that waiters have in restaurants?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341316#Comment_3413162012-09-30T14:24:38-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00TFhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307
@ Oldhat
You've reminded me to buy that on DVD!
You've reminded me to buy that on DVD!]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341317#Comment_3413172012-09-30T14:34:37-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
"Awwwww, c'mon!"
/merman
"Awwwww, c'mon!"

/merman]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341322#Comment_3413222012-09-30T15:22:30-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Magnulushttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6716
Ben: I can see what you mean, though one thing that's different is that there was no wedding in the end. The happy ending wasn't her realising that she DID love one of the boys and wanted to marry ...
Also brilliant: A mass of naked, middle-aged men's arses in a children's/ family film?! Brilliant. :D

Yeah, La Luna was absolutely beautiful. LOVED the theme of it and it had those classic Pixar "Oh man, that's so clever!!" moments. It's such an amazingly creative bunch of people, I'm constantly astounded by their work. For the record, I have now stopped using "more than one way to skin a cat" and switched to "more than one way to sweep the moon". :)]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341324#Comment_3413242012-09-30T15:35:16-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00CrusherJoehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3260
@Oldhat
That's my favorite REO Speedwagon song. Also, I've watched it with the making-of thingie running and also the commentary track.
"This is the most pretentious commentary I think ...
That's my favorite REO Speedwagon song. Also, I've watched it with the making-of thingie running and also the commentary track."This is the most pretentious commentary I think we've ever done.""And the most self-congratulatory."

La Luna in front of BRAVE was perfect for me, as I'm in a very Lord Dunsany phase right now, and the fable-ness (Fabulousness?) of it just hit the spot.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341548#Comment_3415482012-10-03T16:34:51-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Finaglehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5254
THE PRINCESS BRIDE is apparently just now out on Blu Ray, and dammit, that's one of the few things that would ever make me consider upgrading to a new physical media player. There's a ton of awesome ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341562#Comment_3415622012-10-03T23:08:51-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00DavidLejeunehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4220
It's been out on blu for a while, this is just a new 25th anniversary edition. Whether or not it's a new master or just a re-use of the old one, or if the extras are any good I know not.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341563#Comment_3415632012-10-03T23:10:28-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Vornaskottihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6665
Finally found a horror film watching buddy out there and starting to catch up the last... uh, 10 years of films or so >.>
Started with The Martyrs yesterday. Well now that was a heartwarming ...
.>

Started with The Martyrs yesterday. Well now that was a heartwarming fun little flick. Picked up the dubbed version accidentally, and although the dubbing was good, it distanced me from the film a bit. Certainly an interesting statement in a way, but maybe something that would've worked even better as a graphic novel.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341677#Comment_3416772012-10-05T00:31:12-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
International trailer for Wreck-It Ralph.
Mostly bits from the previous two trailers, but with some new bits.

Mostly bits from the previous two trailers, but with some new bits.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341704#Comment_3417042012-10-05T10:50:58-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00oldhathttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75
Vorn,
do yourself a favour.
Watch Event Horizon.
do yourself a favour.

Watch Event Horizon.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341706#Comment_3417062012-10-05T11:07:52-05:002012-10-05T11:08:22-05:00Magnulushttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6716
First half of Event Horizon: Fucking brilliance.
Second half: Eehhhhhhhhh, not so much.
It has the same problem the TV movie based on the Langoliers has. The first half is creepy as fuck, but ...
Second half: Eehhhhhhhhh, not so much.

It has the same problem the TV movie based on the Langoliers has. The first half is creepy as fuck, but when they actually have to turn tension suspense into a climax, it just turns into crud.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341724#Comment_3417242012-10-05T16:24:22-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oxbrowhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=894
I've put forward my "Paul W.S. Anderson is a good horror director who wants to be an action director" theory before. Event Horizon and AVP are my main evidence. Good starting tension, ...
Event Horizon and AVP are my main evidence. Good starting tension, adequate at best concluding action. I hope one day he makes a horror film all the way through.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341726#Comment_3417262012-10-05T17:03:23-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00manglrhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6038
"Juan of the Dead" is the finest Cuban zombie movie ever made.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341743#Comment_3417432012-10-05T21:25:20-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00CrusherJoehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3260
Just watched Oldboy. Holy heck that was fucked up. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame was enjoyable, but I think I was expecting more martial arts, and it's rather an all around ...
Lawrence of Arabia on the big screen this past Thursday was just magic. Full Entr'acte and intermission, and the Scorsese comments prior to the film starting were very welcome. I have the first DVD issue with all the extras, and Spielberg had a presence on it, since he was part of the restoration, but I liked hearing Marty talk about the film. Also, they ran some of the newsreels that I recognized from the dvd, and I had never seen full sized newsreels before. That was awesome.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341760#Comment_3417602012-10-06T09:43:58-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00andyconhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10109
glad that my local theater that sends me 50 e-mails a week about pop corn deals and Obama 2016 failed to mention the one day only Lawrence of Arabia.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341782#Comment_3417822012-10-06T19:57:38-05:002012-10-06T19:59:45-05:00tapheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284
The Cabin in the Woods was ooooodles of fun! (Another horror movie well worth watching, and all the better to get into without foreknowledge about the film.)
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341783#Comment_3417832012-10-06T20:30:26-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
Saw Dredd. I'm usually not into ultra-violent nihilistic stuff, but this was so well done!
As is usually the case, the 3D kind of disappeared after about a half-hour. It became noticeable again in ...
Dredd. I'm usually not into ultra-violent nihilistic stuff, but this was so well done!

As is usually the case, the 3D kind of disappeared after about a half-hour. It became noticeable again in one jarring scene involving distorted faces.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341826#Comment_3418262012-10-07T18:41:24-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00J.Brennanhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1028
So I missed Iron Sky in the theater, but I was in target today and there it was. Hilarious, 'splosiony, and awesome. Up there with Big Trouble In Little China for ridiculous fun.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341832#Comment_3418322012-10-08T05:05:24-05:002012-10-08T05:09:06-05:00Vornaskottihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6665
Watched the Chernobyl Diaries yesterday with the group we went there with a couple of years ago, and Jesus - what a croc of shit it was. I mean, they were absolutely masterful in bypassing everything ...
What a sad waste of awesome milieu...

Afterwards we watched an art movie called Heavy Water - A Film for Chernobyl, and it was totally awesome.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341907#Comment_3419072012-10-09T14:54:30-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Foamheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8779
Um...
Terra Nova creator to write Fifty Shades screenplay
Terra Nova creator to write Fifty Shades screenplay]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341908#Comment_3419082012-10-09T16:02:27-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Magnulushttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6716
Why does that not surprise me in the least?
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341939#Comment_3419392012-10-10T10:16:20-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00nelzbubhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10569
Dredd is released here in Holland tomorrow.
I am, to say the least, a touch excited...
I am, to say the least, a touch excited...]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341943#Comment_3419432012-10-10T12:33:31-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00a ethic whelphttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10612
Saw Dredd and Looper this week, thought they were both great.
At the end Looper why didn't young Joe blow off his shooting finger or hand.
Anyone know why Dredd has done so bad in the US?

At the end Looper why didn't young Joe blow off his shooting finger or hand.

Anyone know why Dredd has done so bad in the US?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341952#Comment_3419522012-10-10T15:38:30-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00steevohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2415
The initial US trailers were awful.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341955#Comment_3419552012-10-10T17:52:04-05:002012-10-10T17:53:10-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
Yup, the Dredd trailers failed to show who Dredd was and what the film was about. I can't believe that the studio could have thought that the average American is really going to know who Judge Dredd ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=341978#Comment_3419782012-10-11T06:07:13-05:002012-10-11T21:56:17-05:00Vornaskottihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6665
Fuck you, Revolver. Fuck you very much.
Revolver, the guys who completely screwed us over with their distribution strategy of Iron Sky in UK, just got awarded at Screen Awards for their ...

Revolver, the guys who completely screwed us over with their distribution strategy of Iron Sky in UK, just got awarded at Screen Awards for their ‘clever’ DVD marketing of Iron Sky. The award shows two things: the absolute disrespect for filmmakers and audience, and that the distribution industry is its’ own worst enemy. Here’s an article from Screen International.

The more you screw a filmmaker, the more creative you are – the Revolver saga continues]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342079#Comment_3420792012-10-12T17:41:45-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
I saw Dredd again, and enjoyed it just as much as the first time. Talking later with friends, it's only disappointment is that it's really set 22 years in the future, not 122. The gleeful nature of ...
Dredd again, and enjoyed it just as much as the first time. Talking later with friends, it's only disappointment is that it's really set 22 years in the future, not 122. The gleeful nature of the violence is straight from the page, as is Dredd's stoicism and black humour. Any failure at the box office isn't for poor quality in the film itself. It's sad that there won't be any further films in this series; sequels could have built on this foundation and gotten further into the bizarre MC1 that we love.

Other than that, Looper was kind of underwhelming. I had the misfortune of going with two people who were exceedingly negative about it, putting me in a kind of a hostile Spin Room on the bus home from the cinema and dissolving what good feeling I had toward it. I think that it's fair to say that it's enjoyable while you watch it, but once subjected to in-depth thought it starts to flake away. Why did JGL wear ties the whole time? Why didn't they just send loopers to other loopers? Why did ... spoiler spoiler spoiler. It's an entertaining film, but there are too many holes in it to be really satisfying.

And tonight I watched the Fincher Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I've not read the books, but I have seen the Swedish original (cinema cut). That original I found disturbing to the point of being unwilling to watch this one. However, I'd seen Zodiac recently, and the parallels between that and GwtDT are pretty telling. I think Fincher learned from Zodiac how not to do an investigatory drama: it was extended and tedious, whereas this was long, but gripping. The cinematography was great, and I appreciated the greyed out palette. I was sceptical about Craig being anything other than Bond, and indeed when attempting to be schlubby and cardiganed he was fairly suave, but he made a good Blomqvist. I was also really sceptical about Rooney Mara playing the Noomi Rapace role, but she was brilliant. Controlled fury. A great performance. Dug the NIN references, too.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342093#Comment_3420932012-10-13T07:12:13-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00nelzbubhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10569
Excuse me while I have a long ramble on my way to giving my take on Dredd.
When I was about four and a half years old, for reasons I still can't quite work out, my parents took me to see Watership ...
When I was about four and a half years old, for reasons I still can't quite work out, my parents took me to see Watership Down.Described on wikipedia as " a 1978 British animated horror movie ", I was, needless to say, completely traumatised by the end of the movie and had to be carried kicking and screaming out of the cinema, demanding that my parents changed the ending so that the hero did not die.It was the first time in my life that I became aware that my parents were not completely in control of reality and that there were some things that could not be changed.

Flash forward to 1995 as the credits rolled at the end of ninety minutes of Sylvester taking a steaming dump all over a world I had cherished for years, all I wanted was to stay there until somebody made that not to have just happened. Before I had to be dragged kicking and screaming out of the cinema, I recalled that sad day of my childhood and that some things could not be changed; I swallowed the bitter taste of disappointment , got up and got on with my life, another layer of cynicism added to the core..

This week I got to blast away that particular accretion of cynicism and what a pleasure it was to see done properly.Dredd played as he should be, just another day on the job for the city's toughest lawman. while I would have loved to see more of the city and wish we could see some sequels (super surf anyone?), if this is all we get, then for me it's enough to have laid those old ghosts to rest and I'm very happy.

Now if only they could remake Watership Down with a happy ending, everything would be right with the world.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342104#Comment_3421042012-10-13T13:56:38-05:002012-10-13T13:58:33-05:00Vornaskottihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6665
Timo Vuorensola of Star Wreck and Iron Sky fame called me out of the blue today to come and open the second official theatre screening of Star Wreck in Finland. It was in this art house cinema, that ...
like this.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342256#Comment_3422562012-10-17T08:33:30-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00fleckyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8949
I can't go to see ANYTHING at the moment, what with being in rehab and all.
BUGGER! :(
BUGGER! :(]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342299#Comment_3422992012-10-18T06:42:14-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00cjstevenshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1610
I know these are not recent screenings but I rarely go to the cinema now (high prices, crap selection of films, dislike of sitting near other people who may potentially annoy me, can't pause film for ...
Cabin in the Woods. It was fun in a kind of post modern / satirical kind of way, but it was also like meh, really? REALLY? Bit of a let down actually. Best bits was any scene where someone was smoking weed.

Plan B's debut 'Ill Manors' was pretty good, especially for a 28 year old rapper. Stylish, the soundtrack used to advance plot was cool and original, however it was ultimately a bit 'typical British council-estate-gangster depressing' kind of thing.

I saw The Skin I Live In last week..Now that is a movie. Shocking, erotic, funny, original.

50/50: for a comedy about cancer it is really good.

THE RAID....(FULLY UNCUT VERSION) words do not exist to describe my love of this film. It may be the greatest action film I have ever seen. I saw it last night and am still in shock. It blew my mind with awesome and left me literally battered and bruised. I can't remember the last time I was watching a movie that made me cry out "Ouch! Wow! Woah, Holy shit! No way!" since I was 12 years old. Seriously, I'm not sure if this is me just bigging it up too much but I will be buying that and watching again ASAP. How the hell a 30 year old Welshman ended up making this I have no idea.

So yeah, I will pay to see Django Unchained, maybe Skyfall....]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342324#Comment_3423242012-10-18T15:58:10-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00InvincibleMhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3064
@cjstevens I've never been physically assaulted by a film.
Who do you even press charges against in that instance? The director? The distributor? The DVD/Blu-ray/Video File itself?
Please, I'm ...
Who do you even press charges against in that instance? The director? The distributor? The DVD/Blu-ray/Video File itself?

Please, I'm very interested.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342413#Comment_3424132012-10-20T03:31:01-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00cjstevenshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1610
@InvincibleM
In this case I will not be pressing charges because I feel that if after watching an action film I am wincing in pain, it was a successful achievement from all concerned (especially ...
In this case I will not be pressing charges because I feel that if after watching an action film I am wincing in pain, it was a successful achievement from all concerned (especially the director/actors).

I am however, seriously considering suing the makers of the film Taken for what I can only describe as inflicting an horrific emotional and intellectual violation upon myself. Some people I know said it was brilliant, popular consensus seemed to suggest it was an original exciting action movie, the truth is that it may be the worst film ever made. There is no action in it. Maybe a car crashed into something? An episode of Spongebob Squarepants made more coherent sense. The audacity of the stupid main character to fly from America and infiltrate an Albanian people smuggling network in France within 8 hours with no grasp of French or Albanian only the ability to throat punch people....God I fucking hated that film so much. A feeling intensified by its popularity and sequel...Suprisingly I know lots of women who love it too. They adore the strong protective father figure character...

Luc Besson...Leon.....what happened??]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342418#Comment_3424182012-10-20T07:22:42-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00vandalhandlehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4586
@cjstevens, popcorn fodder for the masses lets him make movies like Angel-A
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342442#Comment_3424422012-10-21T07:15:13-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
@vandalhandle - see also 'Arthur and the Invisibles'. (Angel-A is a fantastic film isn't it?)
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342445#Comment_3424452012-10-21T09:12:43-05:002012-10-21T09:13:06-05:00vandalhandlehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4586
@flabyo, Angel-A is visually stunning, a beautiful black and white movie, Besson should work in black and white more
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342449#Comment_3424492012-10-21T11:16:12-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00TFhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307
I watched Moonrise Kingdom and found it lovely.
I think if I saw it when I was 10 - 12 it would have melted my brain.
I think if I saw it when I was 10 - 12 it would have melted my brain.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342459#Comment_3424592012-10-21T16:37:54-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
I watched my birthday-present copy of Moonrise Kingdom on Friday. The newspaper and magazine are worth freeze-framing on.
I really like the soundtrack. Didn't fully appreciate it in the ...
I really like the soundtrack. Didn't fully appreciate it in the theater.

I'm not sure how my nieces (14-16) would react. If it weren't for a brief mention of a hard-on it would be totally tween-friendly, but on the other hand, the subtlety of it might whiz right over their heads.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342460#Comment_3424602012-10-21T17:27:13-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00TFhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307
God - I think any tween would just be blown away by the honesty of the thing. It might be too slow or "stagey" to grab them though... but that's true of a lot of adults.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342463#Comment_3424632012-10-21T18:44:36-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
@TF: Oh, yeah. I can easily picture 1/3 of people being baffled and bored by Wes Anderson's films, and another 1/3 outraged by their tweeness and artificiality.
The model rocket launched at ...
The model rocket launched at 1:06:53 was an Estes Big Bertha, which was available in 1965, but not with a plastic nose cone. The launch tripod is an anachronism. This totally ruined the film for me. ]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342501#Comment_3425012012-10-22T05:18:07-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
I watched Moonrise Kingdom recently for the first time and, though I'm a Wes Anderson fan, I thought this one...lacking something.
It was OK and at a fine standard with a good few chortles and ...
Moonrise Kingdom recently for the first time and, though I'm a Wes Anderson fan, I thought this one...lacking something.

It was OK and at a fine standard with a good few chortles and titters but no real belly laughs. The performances were great but I didn't find myself empathizing with the characters much due to the structure of the piece that placed the island as a fabulous place away from the world with its doll houses and its gentle people and its almighty flood.

I wanted to like it, you know, but found myself feeling it too gentle, too washed out, too...teenage, I suppose.

I loved Rushmore, Life Aquatic, and Fantastic Mr Fox which all teenage films in their way but I just couldn't appreciate Moonrise and I don't really know why. Perhaps it was the knowledge of everything that was to come: the kids running away, the storm, the soft changes - don't get me wrong, it was great to see Harvey Keitel unexpectedly - but everything that happened we'd had warned to us before. The only mild condition of 'maybe' was the end but then it was all so soft I didn't mind.

Thoughts?

[You may hereafter call me a heathen.] :)]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342532#Comment_3425322012-10-22T13:18:31-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00tedcrolandhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2106
I often say that Anderson films, like his beloved French New Wave, give you as much as you put into them. They aren't things that happen to you, they happen with you. I've seen The Royal Tenenbaums ...
The Royal Tenenbaums probably 50 times or more, and each time I experience it a little bit differently: see a something a little different from my own Dad in Royal, see a different part of myself in the kids, see something more complex in Etheline. While I connect with that film in ways that I understand are my own, I feel Moonrise Kingdom has a similar, if lighter, quality to it: if you are there with the kids, emotionally, you will get a lot out of it. If you want the film to feel what they're feeling for you, it's not going to happen.

I don't know what happened when you watched it, Ben, but I feel where it broke down for you is somewhere in there. I've had others complain that his films feel "flat" or "emotionless," but the emotional core of the film doesn't come out in the expression of the dialogue, but in the movement of the character, a physical reaction, a movement toward or away some element of the film. Once you can connect with what they're doing, the mystery of why they're doing it untangles itself.

Also, as far as laughs, c'mon:

"Was he a good dog?"

"Who's to say? But he didn't deserve to die."

Forgive me if I'm misreading your critique.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342534#Comment_3425342012-10-22T13:44:42-05:002012-10-22T20:28:05-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
I would certainly say that Moonrise Kingdom was lighter and a bit emptier than Anderson's other films. But maybe the prettiest by far.
The fox boys in The Fantastic Mr. Fox were actually a little ...
The fox boys in The Fantastic Mr. Fox were actually a little more interesting that the boy and girl in Moonrise. Ash was both a right bastard and deeply sympathetic; his dad really treated him like shit for most of the film.

EDIT: The "extras" for Moonrise Kingdom were really weak. Five or six trailer-like shorts featuring the actors talking up the movie.

The "Mr. Fox" extras, by contrast, were great. In addition to the "movie magic" stuff about stop-motion animation, there were long features about the adaptation of story.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342558#Comment_3425582012-10-23T00:48:30-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
So apparently here in the UK we don't get to see Wreck-It Ralph until Feb next year.
Why? Why would they do this to us?
Why? Why would they do this to us?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342567#Comment_3425672012-10-23T04:46:23-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
@TEd - You've not misread my critique at all, sir; you've made a very a good point. You've also given me something to rewatch the film with.
You're right about the dog too and, while I was ...
You're right about the dog too and, while I was thinking about it yesterday, the timing and the look of the:

explosion after Harvey Keitel goes back in

was pretty damn funny. Ed Norton should do more slapstick comedy too.

@Flabyo - How much do you wanna bet Japan gets it two months later than us? [I always feel sorry for Japan when it comes to releases.]]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342613#Comment_3426132012-10-24T07:02:48-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
I'll be rewatching Ridley Scott's Gladiator for the first time in years tonight.
I'd forgotten most of it until I wrote 'Are you not entertained?' in an email and realized that I couldn't remember ...
Gladiator for the first time in years tonight.

I'd forgotten most of it until I wrote 'Are you not entertained?' in an email and realized that I couldn't remember where the quote was from. One Google later and I had to watch it.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342630#Comment_3426302012-10-24T10:08:48-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
It appears I'm going to see Skyfall on Friday. I'm really looking forward to it, been years since I saw any Bond in the cinema and this looks like a good one...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342675#Comment_3426752012-10-25T06:02:28-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Steve Toasehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10253
The team behind the excellent Choppertown:The Sinners documentary are streaming their latest movie for free over Halloween. Their previous work has been well made so it might be worth a ...
http://livescifi.tv/2012/10/watch-ouija-movie-online/]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342696#Comment_3426962012-10-25T15:31:58-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
Ooooooh Kay. Don't want to overdose everyone on Moonrise Kingdom, but I'm listening to the soundtrack and reading its liner notes, and:
Wes Anderson played on otter in a school production of ...
Wes Anderson played on otter in a school production of Benjamin Britton's "Noye's Fludde."

He memorized the address of the school (St. Francis Episcopal Day School, 345 Piney Point Road, Houston TX 77024) and "...I can more or less trace all of the inspirations for MOONRISE KINGDOM to that address."]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342753#Comment_3427532012-10-26T15:55:07-05:002012-10-26T15:56:40-05:00twentythoughtshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7347
So, Skyfall. To make it short and spoiler-free: It's a really, really awesome Bond movie. Everything in it works, they play out the movie's theme really well, and it works both as a fresh action ...
There are just two problems with it. The rest of the movie is good enough that they don't matter that much in the end, but they kinda soured the third act a little for me.

SPOILERS AHEAD:

So the bad guy, Silva, gets captured by Bond and MI6 about halfway through the movie, after his (wonderful) introduction. It's way too early for that to be any kind of resolution, so guess what: They went with the "villain gets captured as part of his plan, and breaks back out as the good guys play right into his hands" plot.

Except that plan wouldn't have worked if the MI6 people hadn't been tossed the Idiot Ball for plot conveniences.

Silva's plan to re-hack into MI6's network involves them trying to crack codes on his computer by connecting it to their network. The hacker wiz Q does this without hesitation, even though Silva EASILY BREACHED THEIR NETWORK FROM THE OUTSIDE EARLIER IN THE MOVIE, DEEP ENOUGH TO BLOW UP THE FREAKING MI6 BUILDING.

So rather than hook this computer, which is owned by a major hacker, up to a closed-up network, they hook it up to the same network that deals with both their in-house security and their secret files. A-dur.

Of course Silva breaks free, and he goes after M. Who's currently sitting in a hearing populated by important political figures. MI6 send out the message to evacuate M immediately, because, y'know, a trained agent with serious manpower, weapons and resources is coming for her. M declines, since it's an important meeting dealing with the future of MI6 (or simply because she's too proud for it, as her comment implies).

And then MI6 don't do anything more. They don't send out reinforcements to the building. They don't alert anyone else there. They KNOW Silva's coming there, and all they've got is Bond chasing after him, backed up by the MI6 people helping track Silva.

Silva manages to get to the MI6 hearing, with goons, and kills a bunch of people. Even though they knew he was coming.

It's a shame M had to die, but let's face it: If this is the kind of MI6 she was running, it was time for a shakeup.

SPOILERS END.

Do go see it, though. I love it, and those above-mentioned things wouldn't have mattered so much if the rest wasn't so awesome.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342772#Comment_3427722012-10-27T07:07:41-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
@twentythoughts - also - why, if they were setting a trap, weren't the whole of the highlands filled with the rest of the Double-O section and the SAS? Cuz, that would have actually rocked.
why, if they were setting a trap, weren't the whole of the highlands filled with the rest of the Double-O section and the SAS? Cuz, that would have actually rocked.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342773#Comment_3427732012-10-27T07:20:09-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00twentythoughtshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7347
@Oddcult:
That was actually justified, I thought.
They wanted to capture or kill Silva, and as he was pretty much a communications god, organizing all that would've left enough traces that he ...

That was actually justified, I thought.

They wanted to capture or kill Silva, and as he was pretty much a communications god, organizing all that would've left enough traces that he would know what was waiting for him - and that might make him go into hiding again, and/or start more devastating terrorist attacks. The idea was to be just hidden enough that he would come to them, putting him in a situation where he'd have to wing it and fall for THEIR traps, rather than the other way around.

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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342792#Comment_3427922012-10-27T18:46:30-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
I saw Looper this morning. I was very impressed. It was not what I was expecting.
I'm planting this meme in various places, in hoping it will catch:
I believe that the people behind Looper are ...
I'm planting this meme in various places, in hoping it will catch:

I believe that the people behind Looper are the people who could make a creditable attempt at adapting Bester's The Stars My Destination* to the big screen.

* AKA "Tiger Tiger."]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=342803#Comment_3428032012-10-28T02:51:09-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
@ StefanJ - Rian Johnson is on Hit.RECord if you're willing to try and convince him - you can send direct messages his way.
Also, he can shoot the hell out of anything. So I'd encourage you to do ...
Also, he can shoot the hell out of anything. So I'd encourage you to do it.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343069#Comment_3430692012-11-01T04:21:13-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
Been on a strange 90s kick for this past week: A Knight's Tale [somehow still kinda funny], Dark City [the director's cut; classic sci-fi-noir], ExistenZ tonight, Hackers soon, may even end with The ...
I've been recommended Strange Days. Anyone seen it? Worthy of a place in the 90s film canon [that's sometimes brilliant, sometimes tacky as all hell but the brilliance outshines the tack]?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343072#Comment_3430722012-11-01T05:36:25-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00tapheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284
Strange Days is wonderful.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343077#Comment_3430772012-11-01T07:46:45-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00TFhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307
I wanna give a shout out to This Must Be the Place which opens this week in the ' States.
The movie has some really funny stuff in it, good performances and it's beautifully shot.
The story ...
The movie has some really funny stuff in it, good performances and it's beautifully shot.

The story structure is interesting. The first act is very long which is really appropriate for Sean Penn's Goth character as we get to live with him before his world changes and he has to become a Nazi hunter. There is an "intermission" of sorts where David Byrne sings and the visuals in the show he stages coupled with the camera movement indicate a change of perspective as our movie movie (specifically "American road movie") begins.

It received some poor/mixed reviews when it came out here and I think - much like how when the Big Lebowski first came out to poor reviews - time will tell and this movie will be loved in that culty way these things are.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343085#Comment_3430852012-11-01T09:00:49-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Miranda's Eyeshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1443
Of the festival circuit films I've seen recently, Big Boys Gone Bananas will have you giving Dole Foods the upraised middle finger pretty quickly. Filmmaker Frederik Gerten made a documentary called ...
Big Boys Gone Bananas will have you giving Dole Foods the upraised middle finger pretty quickly. Filmmaker Frederik Gerten made a documentary called "Bananas," which looked at a lawsuit brought by a group of Nicaraguan banana workers who had allegedly been sterilized by exposure to aerial pesticide spraying. Dole Foods, the defendant in the lawsuit, mounted a successful disinformation campaign to not only hamper "Bananas"' film festival screening, but to attack Gerten's professionalism. The film will chill you with how easily corporations in America can squash information that calls them on their malfeasance.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343170#Comment_3431702012-11-02T02:46:24-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Vornaskottihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6665
Finally watched The Machinist, plus The Jacket that I saw mentioned next to it somewhere. Granted, I'm super easy with the "reality in flux" types of insanity plotlines, but I liked both of ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343225#Comment_3432252012-11-02T19:20:24-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00cjkogerhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7065
@Ben I will guiltily admit to still enjoying A Knight's Tale if I catch it on TV while flipping stations. Dark City is one of my top ten favorite movies of all time. Hackers is deep in my 90's teen ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343236#Comment_3432362012-11-03T04:07:28-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
@ cj: you know, I love eXistenZ - I love that it came out in the same year as The Matrix, doing the same thing as The Matrix, but doing it so much more philosophically and more realistically [if you ...
Tonight I watch Strange Days, wish me luck.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343238#Comment_3432382012-11-03T08:52:24-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
@Ben Gwalchmai - I loved eXistenZ too for a lot of the same reasons you listed.
Saw "Cloud Atlas" yesterday. Ambitious and flawed. For me, it's really a mixed bag. There are some good ...
Saw "Cloud Atlas" yesterday. Ambitious and flawed. For me, it's really a mixed bag. There are some good moments in the film, but it has many heavy handed and pretentious moments too. Some of the makeup adds to the unintended silliness to the film as well. I didn't hate the film and even though it clocks in at almost 3 hours, I wasn't bored at any point. The film moves at a pretty fast pace. I guess I would catagorize "Cloud Atlas" as an interesting failure.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343252#Comment_3432522012-11-03T17:28:54-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Cat Vincenthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=447
Just back from a preview screening of John Dies At The End at the Leeds International Film Festival. I'm an immense fan of the book, and the adaptation did not disappoint (despite cutting over half ...
John Dies At The End at the Leeds International Film Festival. I'm an immense fan of the book, and the adaptation did not disappoint (despite cutting over half of the actual book... a necessity, as the damn thing is sprawling and complex). Coscarelli caught the balance of cosmic horror and dick-joke humour of the original nicely, and the cast were splendid.

Oh - and all the guys doing Dark City, eXistenZ, Matrix et al... I've waffled on about The Year of Your Reality Isn't flicks at Weaponizer (Intro, Matrix, The Thirteenth Floor) and one day I swear I'll finish the series!]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343257#Comment_3432572012-11-03T18:40:28-05:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
Watched Argo earlier today. Liked it a lot.
I appreciated the historic montage up front which explains why the Iranians were so pissed off at the U.S.A.
Bryan Cranston is one extraordinarily ...
Argo earlier today. Liked it a lot.

I appreciated the historic montage up front which explains why the Iranians were so pissed off at the U.S.A.

Bryan Cranston is one extraordinarily busy supporting actor.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343269#Comment_3432692012-11-03T23:35:54-05:002012-11-04T00:05:32-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
Hrrnngghghhh . . . this is ODD.
So, I grew up in the late 60s, early 70s. I watched lots and lots of science fiction B-movies on Saturday mornings. An encyclopedic knowledge? Perhaps not, but more ...
So, I grew up in the late 60s, early 70s. I watched lots and lots of science fiction B-movies on Saturday mornings. An encyclopedic knowledge? Perhaps not, but more Sci-Fi monster schlock than could possibly have been good for me.

Following a tip from Adam "Apelad" Koford, I'm watching a 1954 movie I've never heard of called GOG: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047033/

It is really, really strange encountering a movie so well produced -- great color, good sets, quite decent b-list actors -- that has totally fallen off the radar.

It is set in a multi-level underground research center out in the desert. (Like The Andromeda Strain!) After an accident in a cryogenics lab results in two scientists getting hard-frozen and shattered (really, not shit!), a researcher from the OSI comes to investigate.

And people die right and left! Poisoned by radiation, spun to death by G-simulator centrifuges, zapped by solar concentrators . . . SHIT, the radar tech is getting deafened by an ultrasonic attack! AAAAHHH! Good bye, security chief, fried by concentrated sound!

It turns out . . .

. . . after the NOVAC, the electronic brain, is cleared of guilt, that the base's gear was hacked by commands from a high-altitude aircraft. Well, it actually looks like a 1950s rocket ship. I was hoping it would be meddling aliens, but it was just "Them," taking advantage of security flaws built into the networking gear by a European contractor.

So, it's on Netflix Streaming.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343274#Comment_3432742012-11-04T02:17:38-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
@Cat Vincent - not sure if it's from the same year, but you could add Oshii's 'Avalon' to that list. Although try to get the European release rather than the US one, they added a Blade Runner style ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343305#Comment_3433052012-11-04T14:39:28-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
I saw "Wreck It Ralph" today. I guess this year Pixar decided to make a Disney film with "Brave" and Disney decided to make a Dreamworks film with "Wreck It". I liked it ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343337#Comment_3433372012-11-04T20:30:36-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00cjkogerhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7065
@Ben and @william Looks like maybe I'll have to give eXistenZ another shot now that it has been a few years, and maybe not at 3 in the morning this time.
@Stefan Going to try and make time for GOG. ...
@Stefan Going to try and make time for GOG. Growing up some of my favorite things in the world were 70's Martial Arts flicks and 50's-60's B Horror and sci-fi. It eventually grew into long, horrible movie marathons with friends that led us to wonder, "WTF? These guys have a camera in our living room?" when MST3K came out.

Newer stuff I am going to try and see: Looper, Dredd, Skyfall, Argo, Wreck it Ralph, Man with the Iron Fists.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343338#Comment_3433382012-11-04T20:55:19-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
@cjkoger:
Looper, Dredd, and Argo were all better than I expected.
Dredd is already out of theaters, sadly. Not in any way cerebral, but well produced and for a shoot-em-up, quite smart.
Looper, Dredd, and Argo were all better than I expected.

Dredd is already out of theaters, sadly. Not in any way cerebral, but well produced and for a shoot-em-up, quite smart.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343345#Comment_3433452012-11-05T00:22:18-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
Still sore that we don't get Wreck-It Ralph here in the UK till the February half term. It's perfect Christmas movie fodder, why hold it back so long outside the US? Fools.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343347#Comment_3433472012-11-05T00:41:41-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Jehrothttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1904
Weird. I watched it yesterday out here in the middle east! Release dates confuse me no end. I'm still waiting for Beasts of the Southern Wild to rear its head over here, even though it was on the ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343579#Comment_3435792012-11-06T21:48:38-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00InvincibleMhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3064
@William Joseph Dunn
Paperman was too good off an appetizer. I could've stood up, left the theatre and been pleased entirely.
That being said, I liked Wreck It Ralph quite a bit but I think ...
Paperman was too good off an appetizer. I could've stood up, left the theatre and been pleased entirely.

That being said, I liked Wreck It Ralph quite a bit but I think there's a lot to be said about it: First of all, It's very derivative, but I think that term is generally associated with copy and pasting, and here I think it's more of a sense of using in a similar fashion.

It's highly similar to Toy Story on the onset. What I like is how it diverges from Toy Story's formula while sticking to it as well: Where Buzz' identity issues are solved by realizing he is who he is, so are Ralph's as well as Venelope's. However, when Venelope gains the new title, she reinforces the fact that even though she is really someone of importance, that she was always what she wanted to be, that doesn't change who she is. Ralph is able to wreck something and by wrecking, fix something showing that he's more than just his title.

The movie borrows a few powerful images from other children's animation: Ralph's plunge into Cola mountain was reminiscent of the Iron Giant, with the Giant flying into the missile for a much more poignant climax which simply wouldn't have worked in Ralph, as well as the Beast's transformation as well as the restoration of the Kingdom in Beauty and the Beast in Venelope's reveal.

What I like about Wreck It Ralph more than perhaps Beauty and the Beast as well as Toy Story(Iron Giant remains my favourite children's movies): How it tells it's message to a modern audience of children in an age of multicultural, multi-religious, and multi-orientation. Venelope and Ralph find out they are great the way they are, but they are not one note, they are faceted and wonderful. The girl in the arcade herself breaks the trend of 'games are for boys' and the first game we see her playing is what's considered a 'boy's game'. Felix and Calhoun find love with one another, even though it looks awkward, it works for them.

King Candy tries be something that he isn't and ultimately fails.

I also enjoyed how both female characters won via their skills and ultimately didn't have to depend on men. Additionally, going back to the girl in the Arcade, she's sort of a herald, isn't she? Well rounded female characters who are self sufficient as well cooperative with men.

At least I thought so.

Too bad it didn't pass the Bechdel test, though.

It's trite, sure. But goddamn if it doesn't put a smile on my face.

Also, the first half of the music in that movie was pretty good. The last half was forgettable, I'm afraid.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343661#Comment_3436612012-11-07T21:36:25-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00government spyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6088
I really liked Cloud Atlas.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343664#Comment_3436642012-11-08T02:50:15-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Kay Orchisonhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10078
Beasts of the Southern Wild is gold. It's seriously far and away my favourite new movie. I'm going to buy it on DVD and watch it over and over.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343788#Comment_3437882012-11-09T15:01:28-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
I saw "Skyfall" today. Much much better than "Quantum of Solice". Some nods to the old Bonds films in this one.
much better than "Quantum of Solice". Some nods to the old Bonds films in this one.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343792#Comment_3437922012-11-09T16:10:39-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
I'm planning on seeing Cloud Atlas tomorrow. Fallback if I am in a shit mood* and need to watch something happy: Wreck It Ralph.
Lincoln isn't playing in Portland yet. (I have this fantasy about ...
Cloud Atlas tomorrow. Fallback if I am in a shit mood* and need to watch something happy: Wreck It Ralph.

Lincoln isn't playing in Portland yet. (I have this fantasy about Lincoln (the movie) -- which is based on the book A Team of Rivals. -- in which after the end titles is a dramatization of Tolstoy's account of meeting with an isolated South Asian clan who not only have heard about Lincoln, but consider him a legendary hero. I doubt they'd include that bit from the book. But it would be glorious.)

* My friend's kid has cancer. And not the good kind, so to speak.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343794#Comment_3437942012-11-09T16:29:27-06:002012-11-09T16:30:30-06:00twentythoughtshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7347
@William Joseph Dunn: Some nods to the old Bond films? :)
I'd missed that the US only just got the movie, having seen it a couple of weeks ago. Posted my thoughts on it earlier in the thread, and ...
Some nods to the old Bond films? :)

I'd missed that the US only just got the movie, having seen it a couple of weeks ago. Posted my thoughts on it earlier in the thread, and they haven't changed in retrospect. It's in my top three of favorite Bond flicks (the other two being Goldeneye and Casino Royale). Still undecided on where each of'em stand within that top three, exactly... They're different flavors of Bond.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343871#Comment_3438712012-11-10T19:19:40-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
Saw and really enjoyed Cloud Atlas. Not totally successful, but not a failure.
The makeup thing mentioned uptopic . . . I didn't realize that essentially the whole cast appeared in each of the ...
The makeup thing mentioned uptopic . . . I didn't realize that essentially the whole cast appeared in each of the interleaved segments. I just thought that I was seeing some really unusual casting.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343880#Comment_3438802012-11-10T21:29:07-06:002012-11-10T21:32:02-06:00Morachttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10266
I really enjoyed Cloud Atlas. Mind you, I had intentionally lowered my expectations because I figured there was no way the film could live up to what I was hoping for. I don't know if it would make ...
Going to see Skyfall tonight. Looking forward to it!]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343881#Comment_3438812012-11-10T21:51:33-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
I admit being TOTALLY WITHOUT CLUE when it came to the degree with which the cast was re-used in Cloud Atlas' six segments.
I mean, I spotted MOST of Tom Hank's characters, and a few of ...
I mean, I spotted MOST of Tom Hank's characters, and a few of Weaving's, but for the most part, the cast credits at the end -- when they showed each actor's characters -- made me drop jaw.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343888#Comment_3438882012-11-11T04:12:49-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
Hmf. That's a topic for conversation. Top five Bond films?
That's a topic for conversation. Top five Bond films?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343897#Comment_3438972012-11-11T08:35:02-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
@ Osmosis - my top 5:
Casino Royal (2006)
Goldfinger
From Russia with Love
Dr No
Skyfall
Casino Royal (2006)GoldfingerFrom Russia with LoveDr NoSkyfall]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343939#Comment_3439392012-11-12T10:05:02-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
I am yet to see Skyfall...
I feel slightly bereft - I haven't listened to a movie podcast since it came out so as to remain as unbiased as is humanly possible for when I see it on Thursday. I am ...
I feel slightly bereft - I haven't listened to a movie podcast since it came out so as to remain as unbiased as is humanly possible for when I see it on Thursday. I am only able to complete my top 5 today with what I know.

My first Bonds were mostly so bad they're good and remain in there because they were formative to my understanding of Bond:

I'll update this after I've had a skinful of Skyfall.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=343957#Comment_3439572012-11-12T21:14:40-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00HEY APATHY!http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9019
I saw ANTIVIRAL a couple weeks back, a little a slow, sometimes fun, great punchline
@Ben Gwalchmai I am also a Existenz fan, twas an amazing flick
@Ben Gwalchmai I am also a Existenz fan, twas an amazing flick]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344024#Comment_3440242012-11-13T22:31:24-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00InvincibleMhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3064
Skyfall was okay. I'm admittedly not a Bond person, but it was an alright movie. Very reminiscent of the Dark Knight/The Dark Knight rises.
The title sequence was pretty cool, though.
The title sequence was pretty cool, though.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344057#Comment_3440572012-11-14T12:31:19-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00arklighthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5355
I just won't have the time to see Skyfall or any other movie at the moment.
I do wish they would just get going and make the live action version of Akira
though.
The bad guys in Looper and ...
I do wish they would just get going and make the live action version of Akirathough.

The bad guys in Looper and 2011's Chronicle were basically Memes of the Akira character.

Heri Mkochahttps://www.youtube.com/thearklight]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344078#Comment_3440782012-11-14T19:39:35-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00AtomicSlothhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=390
I finally watched Skyfall, and it was pretty great but something that I thought was a clear part of the plot, even if it wasn't explicitly spelled out at the climax, like I thought it would be, seems ...
Skyfall, and it was pretty great but something that I thought was a clear part of the plot, even if it wasn't explicitly spelled out at the climax, like I thought it would be, seems to have gone unnoticed by my friends/a quick google: Spoilers.

Silva, Bardem's character WAS James Bond. Either he is Timothy Dalton's Bond gone mental, or an unseen James Bond before Pierce Brosnan.1) When he has bond tied in the chair he says something like "I was M's favourite from 1986 to 1997. The exact years between Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnans Bond appearences. 2) When he's captured he shouts to M "SAY MY REAL NAME." In the next room she tell's Craig's Bond some obvious bullshit about him being called Tiago Rodriguez.3) At the end by the chapel he see's Bond's parents gravestones, reads their names and laughs as if it's all a big joke. Plus the constant digs at Bond comparing himself to Craig. I spent the last half of the film expecting a final confrontation between Craig and Bardem where Bardem reveals an old photo of himself with black hair and a tux and 007 membership card, and goes "See, you're whole life is a lie, they made you! We're the same! mwahaha etc" but with more class, cause it was a classy film.I know Casino Royale being a clean reboot of the Bond films would go against this, but he has the 1960's astin martin so it's not like they're being strict with that rule, and Judi Dench was M at least by 1997

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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344132#Comment_3441322012-11-15T16:51:21-06:002012-11-15T16:54:41-06:00twentythoughtshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7347
@AtomicSloth: Methinks you're reading a little too much into it...
Spoilers:
He's definitely supposed to be a mirror to Bond: Just as Bond took a bullet thanks to M's willingness to let agents die ...
Spoilers:

He's definitely supposed to be a mirror to Bond: Just as Bond took a bullet thanks to M's willingness to let agents die for the sake of the mission, Silva ate the cyanide pill. They both survived, and they both suffered a bit of a mental breakdown from what felt like a betrayal. They have the same training. Their difference lies in how they handled it. While Bond comes back to "mum" grudgingly, but he still comes back to HER, Silva develops a nasty obsession with punishing her and her whole world.Your interpretation relies on the idea that every new Bond actor is in fact a new James Bond within the same universe. Which is a fun idea, but it's about as flawed and convoluted to put together as the Zelda or Mario game timeline. Not that I wouldn't like to see someone attempt to do that! It'd be a neat timeline to see.Actually, looks like a buncha people have already explored the "James Bond is also just a codename" theory. One example is here. That one doesn't explore the idea that James Bond is brainwashed into thinking he's James Bond, but, y'know, you do realize that'd be even more of a wall-banger reveal than George Lucas putting midichlorians into the Star Wars universe. It would DESTROY James Bond as a character, it would fuel the fire of the people who think the Daniel Craig Bond flicks owe everything to the Bourne series... It'd be among the worst things you could do to Bond, because EVERY Bond movie would be made worse by it.The "1986 to 1997" line is nicely spotted, but like all the other Bond references in the flick, I'd just call it a reference.

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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344165#Comment_3441652012-11-16T03:28:06-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
Bond is a Time Lord, who has his orignal personality in a pocket watch under the control of SIS. He regenerates occasionally. It's surprising he didn't after what happened at the start of Skyfall, ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344245#Comment_3442452012-11-18T04:17:53-06:002012-11-18T04:20:40-06:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
So I know this is kind of a classic Bond thing, but it still bugs me when the villain avoids shooting Bond for no reason and then just sits around while he begins his daring escape. The opposite is ...
Also:

"It is the most advanced encryption in the world, but I can hack it because I invented it." THEN IT IS A TERRIBLE ENCRYPTION METHOD.

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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344264#Comment_3442642012-11-18T16:17:44-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
Saw "Argo" today. Liked a lot. That's 3 for 3 Affleck directed films that I liked. I think Affleck is better behind the camera than in front of it.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344265#Comment_3442652012-11-18T16:28:07-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Morachttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10266
@D.J.: That entire sequence had me and my computer science friends laughing out loud. I'm pretty sure they just went to wikipedia, picked random CompSci terminology, and free associated from there.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344290#Comment_3442902012-11-18T23:54:02-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
Hollywood has got to start learning soon that people are becoming more and more computer literate, right?
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344292#Comment_3442922012-11-19T00:21:54-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Morachttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10266
Honestly, in this case I think it was the right move. There's always going to be people able to pick holes in whatever techno-babble solution they come up with, and the scene in question was ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344300#Comment_3443002012-11-19T03:42:09-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
I suppose there's a point there, and the more I think on the movie the more I see its tongue-in-cheekiness. Though I'm still bothered by:
-Silva's master plan relies on MI6 being complete ...

-Silva's master plan relies on MI6 being complete buffoons-Bond's master plan to prevent M from being killed fails miserably and no one seems to care, which is particularly odd given his relationship thus far with Mallory.

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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344318#Comment_3443182012-11-19T09:15:55-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Klumasterhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2723
I did think once they'd had to relocate to an entirely new building thanks to a computer vulnerability, they might be smart enough not to lock anyone in a cage with a computer-controlled door. But no.
once they'd had to relocate to an entirely new building thanks to a computer vulnerability, they might be smart enough not to lock anyone in a cage with a computer-controlled door. But no.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344333#Comment_3443332012-11-19T13:47:36-06:002012-11-19T13:48:44-06:00twentythoughtshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7347
@D.J.:
I thought about Bond failing to protect M, and the thing is: Mallory and M both approved of the plan. It was the lesser of two evils: They could either risk a ton of lives in London by ...

I thought about Bond failing to protect M, and the thing is: Mallory and M both approved of the plan. It was the lesser of two evils: They could either risk a ton of lives in London by keeping the fight there, and still have no guarantee of M's safety, or they could take it outside, so to speak. Broadcasting the plan further might have driven Silva away for the moment, leaving him to wreak more havoc around the next corner.Basically, Bond's plan was putting M in the line of fire, making her an at-risk agent. Both she and Mallory accepted this... And it's no surprise she did, because that was her theme during Skyfall: Accepting the risk, or even the inevitability, that an agent could die thanks to her decision. Choosing the lesser of two evils.

Regarding computery things, as I mentioned earlier,

Silva's get-out-of-MI6-HQ plan is reliant on the computer genius doing something I, someone just mildly above averagely computer-literate for my generation, finds completely stupid. Here we have a master hacker, who puts the computer of a hacker who managed to blow up the MI6 headquarters from the OUTSIDE, right INTO the mainframe that also controls all the security and stuff. It's the equivalent of Clint Eastwood suddenly deciding that the best way to hold a gun is with the barrel pointed at his own face, or Chuck Norris roundhousing himself in the back of the head and knocking himself down an elevator shaft.Not to mention that they knew early on that Silva was coming to a meeting staffed by important people, and DIDN'T. WARN. ANYONE. ABOUT IT.

That whole sequence was kinda soured for me thanks to that. Though I was placated when

Silva dropped a train on Bond. That was his Goldfinger moment... Humiliating Bond to the point where all Bond could do was look grumpy.

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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344349#Comment_3443492012-11-19T19:12:47-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
Lucky for Silva, London trains always run on time.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344417#Comment_3444172012-11-21T10:37:57-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
I need to see Skyfall again, mainly so that I can watch the London sequences without trying to figure out where they are the whole time. Also: Jubilee line train. District line stations. Annoyance. ...
Skyfall again, mainly so that I can watch the London sequences without trying to figure out where they are the whole time. Also: Jubilee line train. District line stations. Annoyance. Also also: they missed out on the chance to send him to Bond Street station. Generally I thought it was tops, though.

My top five Bond films (after much offline discussion):

1) Goldfinger2) Casino Royale3) You Only Live Twice4) Live and Let Die5) The Living Daylights

... I like Timothy Dalton, what of it?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344420#Comment_3444202012-11-21T12:39:18-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Miranda's Eyeshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1443
... I like Timothy Dalton, what of it?
@Osmosis If you had said you liked George Lazenby's Bond, THAT would have raised some eyebrows.
... I like Timothy Dalton, what of it?

@Osmosis If you had said you liked George Lazenby's Bond, THAT would have raised some eyebrows.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344434#Comment_3444342012-11-22T01:53:17-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00AtomicSlothhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=390
George Lazenby may be a model doing a connery impression but On Her Majesty's Secret Service will forever remain in my top two Bond films.
It get's juggled around from time to time but the usual ...
It get's juggled around from time to time but the usual contenders are From Russia With LoveYou Only Live TwiceThe Living DaylightsGoldeneye (special mention for GoldenEye64)Casino Royale

Skyfall might be kicking one of those out unless I ever look to cloesly at those plotholes. I also remember loving The World Is Not Enough when I first saw it but haven't seen it since, and as Tomorrow Never Dies was horrendous and Die Another Day was half-horrendous, it may not be as good as I remember.

Must say I despise the middle Moore films the most. His first two and the last one don't leave me a weeping pile of cringe though. As a kid Moore-bond films were spent in competition with the family looking for the cuts where you can see his ridiculous huge be-wigged stuntman.

and as far as my now-looking-like-Head-Canon theory posted above

Still what is up with silva laughing mockingly at Bonds parents gravestones and similar acts of knowing derision? And it's been revealed the Groundskeeper role was written for Connery, that's one for multiple-bonds-with-the-same-name-over-time-mostly-unaware-of-their-predecessors-and-silva-being-one-of-them-theory right?

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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344436#Comment_3444362012-11-22T03:03:40-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
Dalton was the best Bond. The way he smoked cigarettes made you think that he was only doing so to avoid killing everyone in the room. His films weren't the best though, as the writing on them was ...
The one scene in The Living Daylights where Dalton's Bond rips the dress off a woman so that the bad guy bursting through the door stops to look at her, so that Bond has a split second extra to shoot him in the face, is a horrible, but perfect moment that's never been surpassed as an example of both the misogyny and the murderous practicality of the character. Most people haven't seen it though, as it's cut whenever the film is shown on TV. I expect it's probably been cut for certification purposes on most of the releases, as it probably breaches the BBFC's guidelines on showing sexual content and violence at the same time too.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344451#Comment_3444512012-11-22T07:28:02-06:002012-11-26T20:06:07-06:00tapheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284
Dear lord what a mess Skyfall was. Seriously, it felt like someone just wrote up a pile of Post-It notes filled with cool ideas and then decided to call it a script. No continuity to worry about, I ...
The plot made even less sense than you usual Bond plot, mostly due to the attempts at explaining it in the film, and that final battle felt like one of those endless boss fights in computer games, with clear autosave checkpoints between the different waves.

All that said, some fine acting all around, so still beats TDKR in that respect.

Hi. I'm old, and grumpy.

Edited: TDKR, not TDK. The latter was awesome, but this year's attempt was a bit of a miss.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344454#Comment_3444542012-11-22T10:21:29-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
I quite enjoyed Wreck It Ralph.
Wreck It Ralph.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344483#Comment_3444832012-11-22T16:27:07-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Cat Vincenthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=447
@oddcult: You realize that woman was Virginia Hey of Farscape?
Farscape?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344489#Comment_3444892012-11-22T20:15:05-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
I saw Lincoln today and really was amazed at Daniel Day Lewis' performance. Just hand him the best actor Oscar right now. The film itself is really good and one of Speilberg's best, but I felt it had ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344499#Comment_3444992012-11-23T03:06:27-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
@cat vincent - Nope. Never seen Farscape.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344505#Comment_3445052012-11-23T05:47:36-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00twentythoughtshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7347
@William Joseph Dunn: Lincoln dies at the end? DUDE SPOILERS! I haven't felt so bummed since they told me that the ship sinks in Titanic!
But yeah. There's something to be said for ending a movie ...
dies at the end? DUDE SPOILERS! I haven't felt so bummed since they told me that the ship sinks in Titanic!

But yeah. There's something to be said for ending a movie in a place where everyone knows what's going to happen. Roll credits moments before the shooting, or just as he goes into the theatre, or something, and it's always going to be more powerful than if you show the shooting everyone knows happened anyway.

Reminds me of another great ending where you KNOW there's a huge shitstorm coming, not because of history, but because of what's just been done. Y'know, that other huge Daniel Day Lewis flick, "There Will Be Blood". Lewis' ending line has such a sweet double-meaning in that movie, and it ends at the perfect moment.

Guess I'll have to see this movie now, anyway! And also getting a hankering to rewatch "Gangs of New York".]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344519#Comment_3445192012-11-23T13:30:31-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
Another way Lincoln could have ended: A short dramatization of the essay, excerpted in the Goodwin book on which the movie is based, by Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy ran into a bunch of tribesmen in central ...
Lincoln could have ended: A short dramatization of the essay, excerpted in the Goodwin book on which the movie is based, by Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy ran into a bunch of tribesmen in central Asia who had, less than forty years after the president's death, worked him up into a sort of demigod. It is simultaneously laughable and tearjerking.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344527#Comment_3445272012-11-23T15:07:22-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
This is one of those weird occasions where the US audience will say 'too much history, we know this stuff', but the global audience will actually need it.
It might surprise the Merican's to learn ...
It might surprise the Merican's to learn that we don't really teach US history out here in the old country. It's part of what I love about Assassin's Creed 3. I can tell that people like me spend the whole game being surprised by the double-crosses and the way it goes, whereas the US audience get to be all 'cool, they're spinning our history in this really fun way' (a little like all the Ezio stuff in the previous games worked the other way)]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344530#Comment_3445302012-11-23T15:40:03-06:002012-11-23T15:40:52-06:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
@ Flabyo - Fair enough I guess, I guess I assumed that if someone was interested in seeing a movie about Lincoln, that the fact that Lincoln was assassinated would rank in the top two things that ...
"I wish I could stay" and he walks down the hall away from the camera. I think that would have been way more powerful and poetic, but to me, the way it was done here, is another example of how Speilburg tends to not have enough faith in the audience's intelligence and spoon feeds them when it isn't necessary.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344531#Comment_3445312012-11-23T15:47:03-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
The top two things I know about Lincoln would be 'he was president' and 'he was assassinated'.
That's literally it. I know more about obscure British Prime Ministers than I do about Lincoln. I ...
That's literally it. I know more about obscure British Prime Ministers than I do about Lincoln. I certainly couldn't quote you anything much he might've said.

Oh, he wore a bitchin' hat. So that's three things.

(I'm reminded of how the UK movie 'The Madness of King George III' was renamed to lose the 'III' from the title outside the UK in case people thought it was a sequel... fact is, it's REALLY easy to think a historical film is dumbing down when it's your own culture in the movie)

Not arguing with you that it could've been done better, just saying that in some places we really wouldn't notice, and it's fun to be on this side of that for once.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344532#Comment_3445322012-11-23T15:54:56-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
C'mon, you have to know he's on the U.S. penny...Batman has a giant one in the Batcave. So that's 4 things right there! :)
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344536#Comment_3445362012-11-24T00:26:54-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Morachttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10266
@Flabyo He also had a pretty rad beard.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344550#Comment_3445502012-11-24T16:07:16-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
One of the best things about Lincoln is that it isn't just about Lincoln. An amazing assortment of pols, soldiers, and lobbyists.
I do wish the movie would at least have mentioned the other ...
Lincoln is that it isn't just about Lincoln. An amazing assortment of pols, soldiers, and lobbyists.

I do wish the movie would at least have mentioned the other assassination attempts. Seward, for one, was damned near stabbed to death in his bed.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344551#Comment_3445512012-11-24T16:15:27-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
@ StephanJ - absolutely. It was interesting to see that even then, to get anything passed, it required some less than savory means by less than savory characters.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344552#Comment_3445522012-11-24T16:29:56-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
And, you know, they cast Seward perfectly:
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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344576#Comment_3445762012-11-25T16:35:19-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00oldhathttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75
Just got back from Skyfall and pretty much agree with Taphead. Less a good Bond movie with plot and more a vague idea of something to run in the background while the crew fulfill their "you know ...
Still, good acting. Really liked the guy who played Q.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344581#Comment_3445812012-11-25T17:24:03-06:002012-11-25T17:25:54-06:00arklighthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5355
@oldhat and Skyfall
Roger Deakins , the director of photography (cinematographer) for Skyfall is getting masses
of praise for the work on what is a totally digital film. Unlike Batman Darkn ...
@oldhat and SkyfallRoger Deakins , the director of photography (cinematographer) for Skyfall is getting masses of praise for the work on what is a totally digital film. Unlike Batman Darkn Knight Rises which was shot on film.He's getting love, because he knocked it out of the park!

I was looking at the Alexa camera used for the film at an Expo a while back , and they were saying they were going to use this to shoot the next bond movie.Everyone was "cool" but skeptical. He smashed all doubters!

and he's a cool guy , he's got a forum where you can ask him newbie "how did you do that"questions- Roger Deakins Forum

Heri Mkochahttps://www.youtube.com/thearklight]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344602#Comment_3446022012-11-26T07:37:54-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00oldhathttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75
Arklight,
I'm trying to figure out if you liked it or just liked the cinematography.
I'm trying to figure out if you liked it or just liked the cinematography.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344612#Comment_3446122012-11-26T12:36:58-06:002012-12-01T15:23:00-06:00arklighthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5355
@oldhat
For me the best bond movie was Casino Royale or "Bourne Identity IV" as I call it because of the use of physicality instead of CGI which seemed to be taken straight out of the ...
@oldhat

For me the best bond movie was Casino Royale or "Bourne Identity IV" as I call it because of the use of physicality instead of CGI which seemed to be taken straight out of the Matt Damon Bourne movies. A complete departure from the CGI heavy Pierce Brosnan era.This seems to be Something Christopher Nolan had taken note of for the Batman movies he helmed.

As for the cinematography, im that much of an anorak, i can just appreciate the cinematography being excellent while the story may be so- so. I love the way Velvet Goldmine [1998] is filmed-[Not digital cinematography]. I've watched that movie with the sound off.

And the Dark Knight Rises was my favorite blockbuster movie.

Heri Mkochahttps://www.youtube.com/thearklight]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344630#Comment_3446302012-11-26T20:08:11-06:002012-11-26T20:10:19-06:00tapheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284
Skyfall was pretty as anything, no doubt about it. It's failures (like those of TDKR) were wholly on the shoulders of the director and screenwriter(s). Don't get me started on Nolan...
(I edited ...
(I edited my previous comment, as I was griping on TDKR, not TDK. That one was actually very nice, by virtue of having an insane antagonist. Again brilliantly played, as Silva was by Bardem in Skyfall.)]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344657#Comment_3446572012-11-27T14:12:17-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
I just watched Threads.
Why did I just watch Threads?
Threads.

Why did I just watch Threads?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344659#Comment_3446592012-11-27T14:31:29-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
Don't watch Threads.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344660#Comment_3446602012-11-27T15:27:20-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
now I have to see what Threads is all about.
Threads is all about.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344661#Comment_3446612012-11-27T15:28:53-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
Don't say you weren't warned.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344662#Comment_3446622012-11-27T15:34:56-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00twentythoughtshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7347
I think it's about threads.
*checks IMDB*
... There are, like, ten different movies named "Threads". Ooh, hey, a 2012 movie. ... about fashion.
Why did you watch Threads, again?
*checks IMDB*

Why did you watch Threads, again?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344663#Comment_3446632012-11-27T15:59:28-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads
That.
Don't watch it.
Just don't.
I'm not saying that in a 'it's like Bad Taste, it's nasty but it's also pretty awesome' sort of way. It's more like ...
That.

Don't watch it.

Just don't.

I'm not saying that in a 'it's like Bad Taste, it's nasty but it's also pretty awesome' sort of way. It's more like a Grave of the Fireflies sort of 'don't watch that'. Except worse. Much worse.

If you're the sort of person that likes watching snakes eating kittens, or you can knock one out to When The Wind Blows, you might enjoy it.

It's genuinely traumatising and not in a cathartic way that you can come out of a changed, better person.

It might, however, explain a bit about Margaret Thatcher and how she came to power and where people thought the world was going at the time, and just how fucked Britain was in the 80s.

There is that, if you need it.

Don't watch Threads.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344665#Comment_3446652012-11-27T16:34:45-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
It was made to be shown to schoolkids. Educational.
Yeah, they made damn sure we knew that if Russia and the US kicked off, we were totally an irrelevant afterthought, erased before anyone even ...
Yeah, they made damn sure we knew that if Russia and the US kicked off, we were totally an irrelevant afterthought, erased before anyone even noticed the war had started.

Growing up in the UK back then was *fun*.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344667#Comment_3446672012-11-27T16:38:04-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00oldhathttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75
Besides, The War Game was much better.
Free on youtube.
Free on youtube.

]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344695#Comment_3446952012-11-28T15:04:31-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
Threads, free on Youtube too.
I could never get too far into The Day After, as America is still On-TV-Land, but for goodness's sake I used to live in Sheffield, and I still go there regularly for ...
Threads, free on Youtube too.

I could never get too far into The Day After, as America is still On-TV-Land, but for goodness's sake I used to live in Sheffield, and I still go there regularly for work - most often to a building about fifty yards from the town hall in Threads. The emergency public information broadcasts in Threads are completely real, by the way. Profoundly depressing - don't say you weren't warned.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344697#Comment_3446972012-11-28T15:18:30-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Osmosishttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866
(Thanks, @Oldhat, for The War Game - queued it up)
The War Game - queued it up)]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344700#Comment_3447002012-11-28T16:45:08-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00tapheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284
Recent viewings:
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Really mixed on this one. On the other hand the strange new age counterculture by way of the military-industrial complex angle is fascinating (and, ...
The Men Who Stare at Goats

Really mixed on this one. On the other hand the strange new age counterculture by way of the military-industrial complex angle is fascinating (and, like the opening credits state, not as fictitious as one might think) and the acting is as fine as you'd expect with that cast (if a bit hammy).

On the other hand it's weighed down by some weird desire to be "quirky", in that rather insincere Hollywood fashion. (In that, it reminded me of another offender: The Informant! That was even more disappointing coming from Soderbergh.) I'd love to see a story like this one played straight without a bargain bin elfman-esque score and the rest of the trappings of this genre.

Blindness

I'd wager your enjoyment of this film is pretty much entirely dependent on your ability to watch it as a parable, and not expect a Contagion-like disaster movie. I liked it quite a bit, especially for being rather unflinching and quite gorgeusly shot; for once there's a good reason for playing with the colour saturation and exposure. In the end the film may not quite hit its mark, but I do admire the aim. Goodness, a movie that has some sort of an emotional core and/or message? In this day and age?

And of course Julianne Moore is wonderful, but ain't that always the case.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344702#Comment_3447022012-11-28T18:34:39-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Morachttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10266
I saw the first 20 minutes of the Informant. Had already guessed the ending by that point, didn't watch any further.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344708#Comment_3447082012-11-28T20:12:38-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00DavidLejeunehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4220
The Informant! is brilliant. It just gets funnier to me every time I watch it.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344709#Comment_3447092012-11-28T20:52:29-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
I enjoyed The Informant! I thought it would be a "watch once" sort of film, but I picked up the DVD cheap and watched it with my folks. The loved it. My father, an old-time movie guy, ...
The Informant! I thought it would be a "watch once" sort of film, but I picked up the DVD cheap and watched it with my folks. The loved it. My father, an old-time movie guy, seemed blown away by the fact that the new generation of actors could, well, act. (He also spotted the ADM secretary as the actress who played Louis C.K.'s fictional sister . . . the pregnant one.)

Oh, man. I really, really wanted to love Men Who Stare at Goats. After a promising start, it got so ordinary. Really, I was squirming for the last half hour.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344715#Comment_3447152012-11-29T01:41:08-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Woodhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5205
I hate all of you for making me watch Threads.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344718#Comment_3447182012-11-29T02:22:58-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Woodhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5205
Apparently someone made a "Hunting of the Snark" movie, narrated by Christopher Lee, and it's on Kickstarter ? 5 dollars will get you a digital download ? How come I didn't know about this ...
and it's on Kickstarter ? 5 dollars will get you a digital download ? How come I didn't know about this sooner ?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344724#Comment_3447242012-11-29T05:46:18-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
@wood - we did tell you not to
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344728#Comment_3447282012-11-29T06:56:30-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Woodhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5205
@Oddcult
Yeah, you did. Repeatedly, with great insistence. Which was the surest way to make me watch it.
Yeah, you did. Repeatedly, with great insistence. Which was the surest way to make me watch it.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344731#Comment_3447312012-11-29T09:47:26-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
In this case it genuinely wasn't mischievous reverse psychology. Times have changed so much and it's so genuinely unpleasant that it's a artefact of the time, at best, but has little else to ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=344867#Comment_3448672012-12-01T11:25:50-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Miranda's Eyeshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1443
Two of the most crazed, enjoyable, and disconcerting films seen in recent weeks:
Leos Carax' insanely entertaining love letter to cinema, Holy Motors.
Michal Kosakowski filmed over a decade ...
Leos Carax' insanely entertaining love letter to cinema, Holy Motors.

Michal Kosakowski filmed over a decade people enacting their murder fantasies. The result is Zero Killed.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345128#Comment_3451282012-12-07T02:42:10-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00tapheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284
Bellflower
A pretty genuinely devastating film about getting your heart broken. Made on a shoestring budget, looks glorious, feels wondefully ambiguous and honest. Also includes a car with a ...
Bellflower

A pretty genuinely devastating film about getting your heart broken. Made on a shoestring budget, looks glorious, feels wondefully ambiguous and honest. Also includes a car with a whiskey tap, and flamethrowers. I watched it with a still sore heart and a hangover. PERFECT.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345134#Comment_3451342012-12-07T04:42:05-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Vornaskottihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6665
Uah, a slight threadjack, but with Iron Sky there's been this certain quotient of utter nutbags who saw all kinds of weird references and conspiracies behind the film. I think this is the best one so ...
11-3-2012 Nazi Sympathizer Sarah Palin in ‘Iron Sky’]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345137#Comment_3451372012-12-07T07:50:21-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00city creedhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4530
Not a new release, but I just watched El Secreto de Sus Ojos and would recommend it. An Argentinian entry in the retiring-investigator-revisits-that-one-old-cold-case genre with some acutely observed ...
El Secreto de Sus Ojos and would recommend it. An Argentinian entry in the retiring-investigator-revisits-that-one-old-cold-case genre with some acutely observed character moments, strong lead performances and a terribly postmodern self-awareness in the writing and direction. This film should probably get some sort of difficulty level warning - what we see of the rape/murder at the root of the story is nothing short of stomach-churning. I found the ending a little too pat, but the rest was just so lovingly and cleverly made that I didn't care too much. Sets out to do a very specific job and, for me, succeeds rather beautifully.

Been meaning to watch Holy Motors for a while now.

@Vornaskotti

I spend an enormous amount of time creating graphic charts, and composites to show what and how they are doing what they’re doing.

This is surely true.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345138#Comment_3451382012-12-07T08:15:56-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Miranda's Eyeshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1443
@city creed
Been meaning to watch Holy Motors for a while now.
Do. It's one of the more entertaining cinematic mind trips you'll see this year. Now if some adventurous repertory cinema ...

Been meaning to watch Holy Motors for a while now.

Do. It's one of the more entertaining cinematic mind trips you'll see this year. Now if some adventurous repertory cinema programmer can pair HOLY MOTORS with MULHOLLAND DRIVE...

Meanwhile, I caught THE SESSIONS the other night. It's a charming film which reassured me that Americans can still make mature films about sex which don't resort to leering smirkiness. The three central actors, John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, and William H. Macy riveted the screen in different ways. Hawkes' face had to carry a lot of the acting weight, as he was playing the paralyzed writer Mark O'Brien. Macy played a progressive-minded priest both supportive of Mark's efforts and warmly out of his depth. And Hunt? If her performance as the sex surrogate doesn't force a re-think on how sexuality can be portrayed onscreen, then American cinema will be the poorer for it.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345152#Comment_3451522012-12-07T18:42:58-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00cjkogerhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7065
Holy Crap @Vornaskotti, I just fell down that rabbit hole for almost an hour and had to crawl back out of it. Crazy stuff.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345315#Comment_3453152012-12-11T20:38:06-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00InvincibleMhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3064
Anyone see Killing Them Softly?
I thought it was pretty good, there were a few truly excellent shots.
I thought it was pretty good, there were a few truly excellent shots.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345347#Comment_3453472012-12-12T16:52:42-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
Pacific Rim trailer.
Expectations exceeded.
There is a fucking rocket punch in the damn trailer. They know what we want: giant robots rocketpunching giant monsters. Yes. This.

Pacific Rim trailer.

Expectations exceeded.

There is a fucking rocket punch in the damn trailer. They know what we want: giant robots rocketpunching giant monsters. Yes. This.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345369#Comment_3453692012-12-13T07:48:41-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00vandalhandlehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4586
@oldcult GLaDOS voice made my inner geek do a happy dance
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345370#Comment_3453702012-12-13T08:24:16-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00tapheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284
I'm getting so damn grumpy these days it just made me feel I'm being pandered to.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345377#Comment_3453772012-12-13T10:06:52-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
@ Oddcult - my inner 7 year old self and my current 42 year old self is battling it out to see who is more excited to see "Pacific Rim". It looks like WB is at least distributing the film ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345386#Comment_3453862012-12-13T11:36:03-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
So many apocalyptic films, so little time:
After Earth
Oblivion
The Mulbury Project
However, saying all that, I watched When Harry Met Sally for the first time ever [yes, I'm 27 and no, I ...
After EarthOblivionThe Mulbury Project

However, saying all that, I watched When Harry Met Sally for the first time ever [yes, I'm 27 and no, I never got around to it until now] and it's a great film. No apocalypse; no giant monsters or hidden truths, sure, but damn is it well written and well done.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345393#Comment_3453932012-12-13T13:30:03-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Magnulushttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6716
See, if Pacific Rim wasn't a Guillermo Del Toro project, I would have looked at the trailer and assumed it would be yet another awesome trailer with a terrible film attached to it. The trailer ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345397#Comment_3453972012-12-13T15:19:36-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00TFhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307
I finally saw "The Master" and found it to be magnificent.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345398#Comment_3453982012-12-13T15:57:34-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
So, The Hobbit.
Ignore the reviews, it's a good movie.
Ignore the reviews, it's a good movie.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345402#Comment_3454022012-12-13T17:11:15-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00InvincibleMhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3064
I too feel old and grumpy about Pacific Rim because I watched the trailer and all I could think was: Man, this would probably be a lot more successful if it was animated.
Though, I am old and ...
Though, I am old and grumpy.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345403#Comment_3454032012-12-13T18:04:00-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Stotohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=757
@Ben!
Did you hear Mark Kermode mention When Harry Met Sally on the latest podcast perchance?
(I am also 27 and haven't seen it yet.)
Did you hear Mark Kermode mention When Harry Met Sally on the latest podcast perchance?

(I am also 27 and haven't seen it yet.)]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345407#Comment_3454072012-12-13T19:42:40-06:002012-12-13T19:43:47-06:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
After the office holiday lunch this afternoon, my work-group went across the street to the movies. The consensus choice was Argo . . . which I'd seen before.
I am happy to report it was quite ...
Argo . . . which I'd seen before.

I am happy to report it was quite re-watchable. A really nicely done film, with a grim situation balanced with just enough humor.

In the lobby, in a roped-off aisle, were a half-dozen or so kids waiting for the midnight showing of The Hobbit.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345490#Comment_3454902012-12-15T18:41:41-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00city creedhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4530
@Miranda's Eyes - watched Holy Motors, what a delicious and strange little film. I felt like the scene with the father and daughter in the car was where it was at it's most cogent and fierce, but all ...
Holy Motors, what a delicious and strange little film. I felt like the scene with the father and daughter in the car was where it was at it's most cogent and fierce, but all of those odd little vignettes have a whole lot of charm. The motion-capture dance was really unexpectedly pretty.

Also saw The Brothers Bloom recently - a slow, sharp, sweet film which is done an absolutely horrifying disservice by its trailer.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345567#Comment_3455672012-12-17T02:08:19-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Morachttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10266
RE: The Hobbit
As a big fan of the book (it was one of my favorites growing up), the movie was wonderful. I loved every minute of it.
My friends, however, who were less... enthusiastic about ...
As a big fan of the book (it was one of my favorites growing up), the movie was wonderful. I loved every minute of it.

My friends, however, who were less... enthusiastic about the source material as I was, found the movie to be enjoyable but not mind-blowing. So grains of salt all 'round.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345576#Comment_3455762012-12-17T03:24:40-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
@Stoto - I did indeed hear the good Dr mention it and it was that that pushed me on to see it. Though I'm paraphrasing, I think he said it was one of the most perfect scripts in filmmaking history so ...
Funnily enough, I'm loading the newest podcast onto my phone as I type. After this, I'm off for a walk and a listen.

Any other Radio Five Live Kermode & Mayo podcast listeners here apart from me & Stoto?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345609#Comment_3456092012-12-17T13:35:02-06:002012-12-17T14:28:40-06:00Foamheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8779
Hello. My name is Foamhead. And I am a Trekkie.
Buggering copyrightists are too quick for me. Try this instead.
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/startrekintodarkness/

Buggering copyrightists are too quick for me. Try this instead.

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/startrekintodarkness/]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345663#Comment_3456632012-12-18T05:59:42-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
I saw The Hobbit in HFR 3D last night.
It was sort of like the very best BBC special that's ever been made. The story was... well... it was The Hobbit, so no surprises there, but it was paced like ...
It was sort of like the very best BBC special that's ever been made. The story was... well... it was The Hobbit, so no surprises there, but it was paced like a TV miniseries and looked like one. I'm not saying that was a bad thing, because it was relaxing to watch. It didn't feel cinematic at all, it felt like it was all right there in front of you, which seemed very odd at first, and then you settle into it. The sets and costumes look like sets and costumes. As if you could glance over the other side of your living room and you'd see the same things, in the same detail.

And Gollum's right there, in utterly realistic detail. As if he were over the other side of your room. And giant trolls. And eagles. And Rivendell. And it's real. Not just like when Jurassic Park came out and everyone was like 'whoooaaa dinosaurs!' but like... real like your sofa is real, not just 'real for cinema'. You're way over the other side of the uncanny valley and I had to stop and think about what was on the screen as not being real. It plays into your experience of what's real onscreen and not and instead of thinking 'ooh, that looks clever' or admiring the special effects, you've really got to think about what's an effect and what isn't. Or, just stop caring and accept it all. It all looks too real. Even the things that are fake.

What I was thinking though, was that it's a bit regrettable that Bruce Lee never got filmed in that sort of format.

But yeah. It's The Hobbit. If you like that sort of thing, you'll like it. HFR 3D is just fucking odd if you think about it too much, but incredibly relaxing to watch if you don't.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345675#Comment_3456752012-12-18T12:46:07-06:002012-12-18T12:46:33-06:00johnjoneshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1052
I saw a trailer for Zach Snyder's Man of Steel. It looked pretty and even with spaceships and explosions there was the lyrical, somewhat emo ballet tune running through the whole thing. I could not ...
Man of Steel. It looked pretty and even with spaceships and explosions there was the lyrical, somewhat emo ballet tune running through the whole thing. I could not help but recall Warren Ellis' take on the opening themes of Doctor Who and Torchwood as I compared and contrasted the Man of Steel music with this:

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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345676#Comment_3456762012-12-18T12:55:20-06:002012-12-18T12:57:44-06:00James Cunninghamhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2925
I kinda hated the trailer for Superman. It looked like a movie that was about anything except what I think of when I think Superman, barring a scene or two of flying.
While I really enjoyed ...

While I really enjoyed The Hobbit, I went in more interested in the effect of 48FPS. I've got to say I'm very happy with it, and hope it becomes a standard. The smoother frame rate makes action scenes flow better, and did wonders for camera panning as well.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345683#Comment_3456832012-12-18T16:11:35-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Oddculthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=214
I dunno, man. You just can't do Superman as big and pompous and bombastic but containing a bumbling caricature of a Clark Kent anymore. Especially not after Bill's speech. I actually loved Superman ...
But you've got to go with something fairly original for Superman now, even if you think it isn't what it should be.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345685#Comment_3456852012-12-18T16:34:24-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00DavidLejeunehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4220
I'm still extraordinarily annoyed at Jonathan Kent saying 'maybe' when Clark asks if he should've let the busload of kids die in order to hide his abilities in that trailer.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345687#Comment_3456872012-12-18T17:23:54-06:002012-12-18T17:24:10-06:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
I'm really hoping that line was just some really bad trailer editing or something, because it makes no goddamn sense.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345718#Comment_3457182012-12-19T11:21:12-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
^Yeah, let's hope it's some bad editing and not just the bad directing that Zak Snyder is known for. Saying that, Snyder's obviously a comic book fan...I'm pretty torn about this one.
I'm hoping ...
I'm hoping that because it's produced by Nolan, it's going to be alright.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345721#Comment_3457212012-12-19T12:52:31-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Woodhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5205
Saw Beasts of the Southern Wild. Really beautiful.
It's not easy to make a movie from the perspective of a six years old, but these guys got it right.
It's not easy to make a movie from the perspective of a six years old, but these guys got it right.

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At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345723#Comment_3457232012-12-19T13:45:10-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00DavidLejeunehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4220
Snyder's obviously a comic book fan...He's a comic book fan, but he's a comic book fan who has demonstrated very little understanding of the works he purports to be a fan of in his adaptations of ...
Snyder's obviously a comic book fan...He's a comic book fan, but he's a comic book fan who has demonstrated very little understanding of the works he purports to be a fan of in his adaptations of them.

And I think you're vastly overestimating how involved Nolan has been as a producer.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345724#Comment_3457242012-12-19T13:47:57-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00twentythoughtshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7347
I've heard so many bad things about the 48FPS 3D, I went and saw The Hobbit in 2D. I liked it on the whole. It was worth seeing, and I'll be seeing the sequels. It does have issues, though.
It's ...
It's badly paced... Something that could have been fixed by cutting off half an hour or so of downright fillery material, and moving some of the bits around. In particular, I'd like to have moved

Radagast's scenes.

Here they're in the middle of a TON of introductions, and then they give us yet another one, right when we're wanting to actually get into some proper action with the dwarves. It gave me sort of a "why do I care about this?" feeling... Simply because it's placed in the wrong spot.

See, it's a fun sequence on its own, despite the vast amounts of Uncanny Valley on display. But it would've been FAR better to see it later on, after

Radagast's hare-sled happens upon the party of dwarves

. You get a flashback there anyway, so you might as well make it longer, since that'll have perked the audience's curiosity about him and his situation.

There are bits that serve only to pad the length of the movie, and one sequence in particular is so downright silly, lengthy AND without any effect on anything else in the movie, it almost counts as a shark-jumping moment. I enjoyed the

rock'em-sock'em-mountain robot sequence

on its own, but... Come ON, Jackson, the movie's already too long, and I'm verging on thinking that it's a little too fantastic for the movie at that point.

The movie also suffers seriously from cartoon physics. It's especially bad in the

goblin fight and the tree-hopping bit

, where you've got dwarves Super Marioing around and where the enemies seem feather-light except when they're heavy, like a video game without a stable physics engine. A lot of the effects, especially the animals, LOOK cartoony too... Especially the eagles and wargs.

I saw it in 2D, and I think I'll recommend watching it that way. I wouldn't want to see those effects in 3D-48FPS-vision... They look distracting enough as it is.

But man, in those moments when it hits all the right notes, it works oh so well. The one bit I really needed them to nail, they nailed so hard. Freaking Gollum. That sequence is funny, tense, incredibly acted, beautiful, and touching.

And looks-wise, outside of the Narnia-looking CGI animals, the whole movie is freaking beautiful. It's an incredible work of art at its best.

There's a great a-little-over-two-hours movie hidden in here. As it is, it's just Good. But worth seeing.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345807#Comment_3458072012-12-21T05:36:19-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00kmcleodhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=191
There will be the people who will stand in line for LES MISERABLES when it opens on Christmas, and there will be people who'll stand in line for DJANGO UNCHAINED when it opens this Christmas. The ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345947#Comment_3459472012-12-25T03:28:23-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Foamheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8779
Has 3D film-making had its day?
Has 3D film-making had its day?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345957#Comment_3459572012-12-25T13:09:34-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
So, if for some reason someone was worried Django Unchained might be bad or not worth seeing or something, it's not. It is good and go see it. That is all.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345959#Comment_3459592012-12-25T15:51:40-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Kay Orchisonhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10078
@Wood: BOTSW was my favourite film of 2012. It's utterly brilliant. I'm going to buy a copy as soon as it's possible to do so. It may turn out to be an All Time Fave.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345966#Comment_3459662012-12-26T13:27:25-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
Just saw The Hobbit. It was...O.K.? As curious as I was about the 48 fps, I just saw the regular 2D version. At almost 3 hours, I don't want those glasses on my beak for that long.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=345994#Comment_3459942012-12-27T20:25:12-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00InvincibleMhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3064
Django Unchained was fantastic.
I'm glad that there was a four way attempt to steal the show.
Samuel L. Jackson's alternate name for the Black Hercules was probably my favorite single line, ...
I'm glad that there was a four way attempt to steal the show.

Samuel L. Jackson's alternate name for the Black Hercules was probably my favorite single line, though.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346000#Comment_3460002012-12-28T04:39:14-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Purple Wyrmhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6726
Finally saw the 2D version of the Hobbit this week (it wasn't released in Australia until the 26th would you believe?). I thought it was great - with a few reservations...
Firstly it needed ...
Firstly it needed between 20 and 30 minutes of cuts to tighten everything up. I'm the biggest Tolkien fanboy you can imagine, but towards the end even my attention was starting to drift. They could start by eliminating the stone giants sequence which was only a couple of throw away lines in the novel to start with, then continue by chopping down the battle in Goblin Town. Watching the film in 2D made it pretty clear both those sequences existed purely to make everyone drinking the 3D kool-aid go "woah! cool!".

Secondly there were minor cannon violations all over the place - which didn't bother me because I expected them - but they seriously pissed me off with what they've done with the Witch King of Angmar. No one wants to hear me in full flight Nerd Rage, so I won't continue except to say way to break the background guys!

Oh, and finally, why did Thorin get Mordor/Nazgul music when he charged Azog in the final battle scene?]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346011#Comment_3460112012-12-28T14:17:33-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00manglrhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6038
Django Unchained is awesome.
I rather enjoyed a seeming comment by Tarantino on 3D movies towards the end of the movie. As well as some obligatory cameos, and the glory of practical effect blood ...
I rather enjoyed a seeming comment by Tarantino on 3D movies towards the end of the movie. As well as some obligatory cameos, and the glory of practical effect blood squibs.

Oh yes, and Fritz rocks.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346036#Comment_3460362012-12-29T19:26:13-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
Saw "This is 40" today. A lot of people seem to be really hating on this movie, but I liked it. It's a different type of movie than "Knocked Up" and maybe that is what people are ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346037#Comment_3460372012-12-29T20:18:04-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00DavidLejeunehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4220
Most of the hate I've seen for it is because it's very much a 'Rich White People Problems' movie.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346038#Comment_3460382012-12-29T20:47:02-06:002012-12-29T21:18:08-06:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
It pretty much is, but the same can be said for most of Woody Allen's films though.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346055#Comment_3460552012-12-30T13:57:09-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00johnjoneshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1052
Which is one reason I don't like Woody Allen's films.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346065#Comment_3460652012-12-30T19:45:54-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00trini_naenaehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=183
Cabin in the Woods is on dvd at the library, so I finally watched it, and y'all are right. It's great.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346072#Comment_3460722012-12-30T22:16:39-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Alan Tysonhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1299
The Hobbit made me feel like I’d just played a three-hour long session of Dungeons and Dragons with all my best friends.
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346098#Comment_3460982012-12-31T18:25:43-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
So.
You know what?
This has been one fucking incredible year for the movies.
I still haven't seen Beasts of the Southern Wild or Silver Linings Playbook or Django Unchained.
You know what?

This has been one fucking incredible year for the movies.

I still haven't seen Beasts of the Southern Wild or Silver Linings Playbook or Django Unchained.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346110#Comment_3461102013-01-01T04:15:45-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Flabyohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1306
Finally got around to watching 'God Bless America' last night.
I think that might be my film of 2012. It was exactly what I needed for my mental state, hehe.
I do like a movie that doesn't ...
I think that might be my film of 2012. It was exactly what I needed for my mental state, hehe.

I do like a movie that doesn't treat the audience like they're idiots.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346124#Comment_3461242013-01-01T13:51:05-06:002013-01-01T15:18:44-06:00William Joseph Dunnhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2798
I made the mistake of going to see Zero Dark Thirty today. I'm siding with the people who are calling this irresponsible pro torture propaganda. Theres a lot of it in the beginning of the film and I ...
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346147#Comment_3461472013-01-02T00:40:08-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00aikehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1426
Saw the Hobbit, thought it was the worst movie I have seen since Prometheus. I am not even talking the Book vs. Film thing, because I had decided previously I wouldn't let myself care about any of ...
However:

a) That movie needs a decent editing desperately. How someone sat in the editing room and thought to themselves: "wow this is great", I do not know. Pacing, tension curve, story thread, action sequences - all were just awful, in my opinion. b) It desperately needed shortening by about 50%. There was no need for it to be 3 hours, the story implemented did not warrant 3 hours, and it was just the feeling of "Oh, oh we need to show that, too..." that made it that. As Saint-Exupery said, perfection is when there is nothing left to remove.c) The acting was mediocre. d) The entire movie can be summarized as such: Dwarves bumble about, Hobbit feels out of place, Deus Ex machina gets involved, everyone runs screaming, Gandalf saves everyone. Repeat ad nauseam. e) The hyper-crisp 48fps 3D deluxe glorificarama digital thing. It does make for fluid motion. It also makes everything look so artificial that everything ends up looking like a cheap soap opera. I imagine it will be great for certain things, but it is clear the post people were not sure how to handle all the added crispness and got themselves into trouble. d) The camera didn't help - I found myself wondering sometimes if perhaps they just let some film school kids take over the cam for a while. Some terrible cinematographical atrocities done here.

To sum up, it wasn't even a good popcorn movie.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346163#Comment_3461632013-01-02T07:25:53-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00Ben Gwalchmaihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3030
@ aike - ouch; I'm still to see it but I'm starting to side with the critics. You may've just pushed me into 'I'll wait for the dvd' territory.
@Stefan J - damn right. An incredible year.
@Stefan J - damn right. An incredible year.]]>
At the Movies - The Last September to Black Novemberhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10823&Focus=346176#Comment_3461762013-01-02T12:54:27-06:002015-08-02T15:29:55-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
I started a "January through March" movies thread.
This one was supposed to end at the end of Black November!
This one was supposed to end at the end of Black November!]]>